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Serpentine Subgroup from
Alum Rock Canyon, East Foothills, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA


Locality type:Canyon
Classification
Species:'Serpentine Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Hydromagnesite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Serpentine Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alum Rock Canyon, East Foothills, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:647502
Long-form Identifier:1:3:647502:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Serpentine Subgroup
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘSmith prospect (Smith property), Edenvale, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘJones prospect, Lookout Point, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘSanta Teresa Mine, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘBernal Mine, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘSenator Mine (El Senador), New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘGuadalupe Mine, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘSan Antonio Mine, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘBay Cities Water Company property, Coyote, Coyote Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘEnriquita Mine, New Almaden, New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘTilton Ranch (California-Nevada Quicksilver Mining Company; Coyote), Coyote, Coyote Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
References
Rogers, Austin Flint (1923b), The crystallography of hydromagnesite: American Journal of Science, 5th. Series: 6: 46
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
 
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