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Melanophlogite from
Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA


05049810017362245767618.jpg
Melanophlogite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
06516250017272011503686.jpg
Melanophlogite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
08110120017272011537328.jpg
Melanophlogite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
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Melanophlogite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
05049810017362245767618.jpg
Melanophlogite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
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Melanophlogite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
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Melanophlogite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
09544710017364803226993.jpg
Melanophlogite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
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Melanophlogite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
06516250017272011503686.jpg
Melanophlogite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
08110120017272011537328.jpg
Melanophlogite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
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Melanophlogite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Melanophlogite
Formula:46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Comments:White paper available upon request.
Small cubes found to be a mixture of melanophlogite and a fibrous form of chalcedony. Dunning & Cooper (2002)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz4
- var Chalcedony4
Cinnabar2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanophlogite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:30125
Long-form Identifier:1:3:30125:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Cooper, Joseph F., Dunning, Gail E. (2002) Pseudomorphic Melanophlogites from California. The Mineralogical Record, 33 (3) 237-242
Dunning, Gail E., Hadley, Ted A., Magnasco, John, Christy, Andrew G., Cooper, Joseph F. Jr. (2005) The Clear Creek mine, San Benito County, California: a unique mercury locality. The Mineralogical Record, 36 (4) Tucson. 337-363
 
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