Butts Mine (Butts Quicksilver Mine; IXL Mine), San Benito, San Benito County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Butts Mine (Butts Quicksilver Mine; IXL Mine) | Mine |
| San Benito | - not defined - |
| San Benito County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 34' 12'' North , 121° 6' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Soledad | 25,003 (2017) | 25.4km |
| Greenfield | 17,184 (2017) | 30.3km |
| Gonzales | 8,473 (2017) | 30.9km |
| Tres Pinos | 476 (2011) | 31.0km |
| Ridgemark | 3,016 (2011) | 35.5km |
A former Hg occurrence/mine located in sec. 4, T16S, R8E, MDM, 7.1 km (4.4 miles) NNW of San Benito, W of Bald Mountain and E of Sulphur Creek (28 miles SE of Hollister). Discovered prior to 1900. Owned by William Butts. Operated during the period 1915-1919 and idle since then. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.
Mineralization is hosted in rocks of the Upper Cretaceous Panoche Formation. The ore body is irregular in form. Local rocks include Upper Cretaceous marine rocks, unit 1 (Upper Great Valley Sequence).
Local structures include a breccia zone in sandstone.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Description: Occurs as a 3 inch (7.5 cm) vein. |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Metacinnabar Formula: HgS References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Metacinnabar | 2.CB.05a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040926 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- California Coast RangesAccretionary Complex
- Franciscan DomainDomain
USA
- California
- Diablo RangeMountain Range
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