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Magnesite from
Smith prospect (Smith property), Edenvale, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Magnesite
Formula:MgCO3
Comments:Pods in serpentine.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chromite
Serpentine Subgroup
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Smith prospect (Smith property), Edenvale, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:679473
Long-form Identifier:1:3:679473:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘHillsdale Mine (Chaboya-Hillsdale Mine; San Juan Bautista Mine; San Juan Mine; San Juan Quicksilver Mine; Sheboya Mine; Chapman Mine; Oak Hill Mine), Oak Hill, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘBradford Ranch Mine, Mt Misery, Coyote Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘW. W. Burnett Ranch prospect, Coyote, Coyote Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘO'Connell Mine (Greenwalls property; O'Connell Ranch Mine; O'Connell Number 1; Greenwalt), Coyote, Coyote Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘO'Connell Brothers Mine, Cochrane Ranch (Cochran Ranch) area, Cochrane Ranch (Cochran Ranch; Jackson Ranch), Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘAnderson Lake, Cochrane Ranch (Cochran Ranch) area, Cochrane Ranch (Cochran Ranch; Jackson Ranch), Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California, USA
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘCochrane prospect, Cochrane Ranch (Cochran Ranch) area, Cochrane Ranch (Cochran Ranch; Jackson Ranch), Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California, USA
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘFidelity deposit, Red Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘSecurity Mine (Security deposit), Red Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘHayes Ranch deposit, Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
References
Davis, Fenelon Francis & C.W. Jennings (1954), Mines and mineral resources of Santa Clara County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 50(2): 337-339
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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