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Wattersite from
Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA


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Wattersite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
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Wattersite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
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Wattersite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
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Wattersite

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
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Wattersite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
03307400017362247269890.jpg
Wattersite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
03774350017368493735585.jpg
Wattersite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
00548160017272011896756.jpg
Wattersite

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
08173510017271927536334.jpg
Wattersite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
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Wattersite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
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Wattersite, etc.

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
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Wattersite

Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Wattersite
Formula:[Hg2]22+Hg2+[CrO4]O2
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Mercury17
Quartz14
- var Chalcedony1
Cinnabar12
Montroydite6
Edgarbaileyite5
CCUK-85
Eglestonite4
Edoylerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wattersite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Clear Creek claim, Goat Mountain, San Benito County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (16 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11713
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11713:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Erd, Richard C., Bonardi, Maurizio, Criddle, Alan J., Roberts, Andrew C., Page, Yvon Le (1991) Wattersite, Hg+14Hg+2Cr+6O6, a new mineral from the Clear Creek Claim, San Benito County, California. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (4) 269-272
Erd, Richard C., Bonardi, Maurizio, Criddle, Alan J., Roberts, Andrew C., Page, Yvon Le, Gabe, Eric J. (1993) Edoylerite Hg2+3Cr6+O4S2 a new mineral from the Clear Creek Claim, San Benito County, California. The Mineralogical Record, 24 (6) 471-475
Dunning, Gail E., Hadley, Ted A., Magnasco, John, Christy, Andrew G., Cooper, Joseph F. Jr. (2005) The Clear Creek mine, San Benito County, California: a unique mercury locality. The Mineralogical Record, 36 (4) Tucson. 337-363
 
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