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Actinolite from
New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA


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Actinolite, etc.

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Actinolite, etc.

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Actinolite

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Actinolite

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Actinolite, etc.

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Actinolite, etc.

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
05410180017272010911760.jpg
Actinolite

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Actinolite

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
08439240017272010832462.jpg
Actinolite, etc.

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Actinolite, etc.

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Actinolite

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Actinolite

New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
Locality type:Dam
Classification
Species:Actinolite
Formula:◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Habit:flexible fibers; fibrous crystals
Colour:white to palegren
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Axinite-(Fe)22
Albite15
Epidote13
Palygorskite3
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Actinolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view New Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:135726
Long-form Identifier:1:3:135726:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite
63.6km (39.5 miles) ⓘGarnet Hill Mine (Rheona claim), Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
80.7km (50.1 miles) ⓘBig Canyon Mine (Oro Fino), Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado 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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