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Axinite-(Fe) from
New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA


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Axinite-(Fe), etc.

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Axinite-(Fe)

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Axinite-(Fe)

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Axinite-(Fe)

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Axinite-(Fe), etc.

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Axinite-(Fe)

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
01136180017272011068457.jpg
Axinite-(Fe)

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
02321190017272011074895.jpg
Axinite-(Fe)

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
09107590017271923074535.jpg
Axinite-(Fe), etc.

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Axinite-(Fe)

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Axinite-(Fe)

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Axinite-(Fe)

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
Locality type:Dam
Classification
Species:Axinite-(Fe)
Formula:Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Epidote35
Albite28
- var Cleavelandite1
Actinolite22
Quartz17
Palygorskite5
Amphibole Supergroup2
- var Byssolite2
Chlorite Group2
Pyrite1
Smectite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Axinite-(Fe) data
Locality Data:Click here to view New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (75 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:134287
Long-form Identifier:1:3:134287:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Axinite-(Fe)
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘMoore Creek Mine (Moore Creek deposit; Bay Horse Mine; Whitehorse; White Horse Mine), Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Pohl, Demetrius, Guillemette, Renald, Shigley, James, Dunning, Gail E. (1982) Ferroaxinite from New Melones Lake, Calaveras County, California, a Remarkable New Locality. The Mineralogical Record, 13 (5) 293-302
 
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