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Magnesite from
Red Side occurrence, Venado, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Magnesite
Formula:MgCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Side occurrence, Venado, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:720999
Long-form Identifier:1:3:720999:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesite
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘSonoma Magnesite Mine (Sonoma Magnesite property; Red Slide Mine), Venado, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘMeaker Ranch occurrence, Austin Creek State Recreation Area, Venado, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘMadeira deposit (Healdsburg Marble Company), Venado, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Magnesite occurrence [2], Venado, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘNorton Ranch occurrence, Venado, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘWestern Carbonic Acid Gas Company property, Austin Creek State Recreation Area, Venado, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘGilliam Creek deposits, Gilliam Creek, Venado, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘAlbertz Ranch deposit (Alberts Ranch deposit), Alberts Ranch, Cloverdale, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘCurmings occurrence, Cloverdale, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Magnesite deposit [1], Cloverdale, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
References
Bradley, W.W. (1925), Magnesite in California: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 79: 92-96
Honke, Martin T., Jr. & Wm. E. Ver Planck, Jr. (1950), Mines and mineral resources of Sonoma County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 46(1): 96.
 
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