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Chert from
Hawkins Mine (Hawkins Ranch), Messic Mountain, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Chert
Comments:Manganiferous material.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Bementite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chert data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hawkins Mine (Hawkins Ranch), Messic Mountain, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:672603
Long-form Identifier:1:3:672603:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chert
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘSan Benito No. 1 Mine, Messic Mountain, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘFries Ranch Mine (Rancho Queen Sabe), Reinoso Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘHendricks Mine (Cleveland Mine), Reinoso Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘMcCreary Ranch, Llanada, Central San Benito Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘPine Ridge Mine, Pine Ridge, Santa Clara County, California, USA
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘMorgan Hill prospect (Khan Manganese deposit), Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California, USA
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘA. M. Kelley prospect, Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California, USA
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Lawsonite-Glaucophane occurrence [1], Glaucophane Ridge, San Benito County, California, USA
48.5km (30.2 miles) ⓘPennsylvania Mine, Sugarloaf Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘCedar Tree prospect (Cedar Tree claims 1 and 2; Cedar Tree claims; Black Wonder claim), Black Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
References
Trask, Parker Davies, Ivan F. Wilson & F.S. Simons (1943), Manganese deposits of California – a summary report: California Division Mines Bulletin 125: 83
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.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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