Botts Mine (Botts deposit; Bryson Mine), Fort Hunter-Liggett Military Reservation, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 51' 9'' North , 121° 8' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lockwood | 379 (2011) | 11.3km |
| Oak Shores | 337 (2017) | 17.1km |
| San Simeon | 462 (2011) | 23.7km |
| Lake Nacimiento | 2,411 (2011) | 27.1km |
| San Ardo | 517 (2015) | 28.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Lucia Rockhounds | Paso Robles, California | 48km |
A former Hg mine located in the SE¼ sec. 7, T24S, R8E, MDM, 13.6 km (8.4 miles) SSE of Jolon, on military reservation land.
Mineralization is hosted in rocks of the Franciscan Complex (conglomerate, sandstone).
Local structures include a NE-trending fault.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America Plate
- California Coast RangesAccretionary Complex
- Central Coastal BasinBasin
- Salinia DomainDomain
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate
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