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⇱ Ramelli prospect, Coyote, Coyote Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA

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Ramelli prospect, Coyote, Coyote Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USAi
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Coyote- not defined -
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 13' 14'' North , 121° 42' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Morgan Hill42,948 (2017)11.4km
Seven Trees1,788 (2018)13.1km
Communications Hill11,267 (2019)14.5km
San Martin7,027 (2011)17.7km
Alum Rock15,536 (2018)19.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Santa Clara Valley Gem & Mineral SocietySan Jose, California21km
Santa Cruz Mineral and Gem SocietySanta Cruz, California39km
Peninsula Gem & Geology Society, Inc.Los Altos, California40km
Mindat Locality ID:
92311
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:92311:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Cr occurrence/mine located in the E½ sec. 23, T8S, R2E, MDM, 2.2 km (1.4 miles; 7,200 feet) ENE of Coyote, on private land. Owned by Mary E Ramelli (1918_). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.

Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 3 (Coast Ranges and Western Klamath Mountains).

Production information: Less than 150 long tons.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4

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Link to USGS MRDS:10095691

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