Locality type:

Mining District

Classification

Species:

Glaucophane

Formula:

◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Comments:

Occurs as silky fibers in diorite at the contact of a pegmatite dike.

Habit:

Fibrous

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

646918

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:646918:4

GUID (UUID V4):

68792703-7bcc-4892-9fb6-17567cd3d174

References

Murdock, Joseph, Webb, Robert W. (1938) Notes on some minerals from southern California. American Mineralogist, 23 (5) 349-355

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 70.

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Glaucophane from Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA

Glaucophane from
Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA