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Chalcedony from
Picacho Mine (Ramirez Consolidated Mine; Picachos Mine; Los Picachos Mine; Picahotes Mine; Benta Mine; Hernandez Mine; Ramirez Mine; Bonanza Mine), Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA


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Chalcedony, etc.

Picacho Mine, Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
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Chalcedony, etc.

Picacho Mine, Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
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Chalcedony, etc.

Picacho Mine, Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
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Chalcedony, etc.

Picacho Mine, Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
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Chalcedony, etc.

Picacho Mine, Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
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Chalcedony, etc.

Picacho Mine, Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Cinnabar
Quartz
Valentinite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cinnabar2
Carpathite2
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcedony data
Locality Data:Click here to view Picacho Mine (Ramirez Consolidated Mine; Picachos Mine; Los Picachos Mine; Picahotes Mine; Benta Mine; Hernandez Mine; Ramirez Mine; Bonanza Mine), Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:645323
Long-form Identifier:1:3:645323:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcedony
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘClear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘEl Cajon Mine (Clough Mine; Gough Mine; Mathews Mine), Buck Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘPanoche Hills, Fresno County, California, USA
49.5km (30.7 miles) ⓘPatriquin Mine (Cholame-Parkfield Mine; Paloma Mining Company; Franciscan Mine; Pitts Mine), Parkfield, Monterey County, California, USA
82.8km (51.5 miles) ⓘKlau Mine (Sierra Morena Mine; Karl Mine; Santa Cruz Mine; Sunderland Mine; Carson Mine), Klau Mine group, Adelaida, Adelaide Mining District (Adelaide Klau Mining District), Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
84.4km (52.4 miles) ⓘComstock Mine, Pacheco Peak, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), Santa Clara County, California, USA
85.9km (53.4 miles) ⓘCambria Mine (Bank Mine; Red Hill workings; La Trinidad Mine), Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
90.4km (56.2 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain area, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
93.8km (58.3 miles) ⓘMoonstone Beach, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
References
Rogers, Austin Flint (1912), Notes on rare minerals from California: Columbia University, School of Mines Quarterly: 33: 374
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 379.
 
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