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Epsomite from
Mount Diablo Mine, Mount Diablo (Mt Diablo), Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epsomite
Formula:MgSO4 · 7H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epsomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Diablo Mine, Mount Diablo (Mt Diablo), Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:144070
Long-form Identifier:1:3:144070:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epsomite
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘLeona Mine (Leona Heights Mine), Leona Heights deposit, Leona Heights, Oakland, Oakland Hills (San Leandro Hills), Alameda County, California, USA
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘSt. Johns Mine (St. John Mine; Vallejo Mine; St. Johns Quicksilver Mine), Sulfur Springs Mountain, Vallejo, Solano County, California, USA
78.6km (48.9 miles) ⓘNew Almaden Mine (New Almaden Mines), New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
References
Ross, C.P. (1940a) Quicksilver deposits of the Mount Diablo region, Contra Costa County, California. USGS Bulletin 922-B, 54 pp.: 42
Pampeyan, Earl Haig (1963) Geology and mineral deposits of Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, California. Special Report 80. California Division of Mines & Geology p.24
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 178
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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