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Gypsum from
Arrisa Mine (Carrisa Mine), Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Arrisa Mine (Carrisa Mine), Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:705099
Long-form Identifier:1:3:705099:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘArroyo Grande Creek deposit, Arroyo Grande, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
46.6km (28.9 miles) ⓘGypsum occurrence, Point Sal, Guadalupe, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘPoint Sal, Guadalupe, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘAlano Creek deposits, San Rafael Mountains, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘShandon deposit, Shandon, La Panza Mountains, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
74.9km (46.5 miles) ⓘBitterwater Creek Mine (Superior Gypsum Company), Shale Hills, Kern County, California, USA
76.5km (47.5 miles) ⓘCalifornia Valley Gypsum Mine, Soda Lake area, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
79.2km (49.2 miles) ⓘFenceline Quarry No. 8, Soda Lake area, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘPackwood Creek Mine (Carriso; Packwood Canyon), Kecks Corner, Kern County, California, USA
79.9km (49.6 miles) ⓘBeck Quarry No. 4, Soda Lake area, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
References
Laizure, Clyde McK (1925), San Francisco field division: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Mining Bureau (Report 21): 21: 15 (?)
Ver Planck, Wm. E., Jr. (1952), Gypsum in California: California Division Mines Bulletin 163.: 58, 129
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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