Nontronite from
New City Quarry (Victoria Avenue quarry), Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
Locality type: | Quarry | |
Classification | ||
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Species: | Nontronite | |
Formula: | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O | |
Comments: | Occurs as an alteration product of pyroxene in laboradorite-hedenbergite rock. Earthy, fibrous and micaceous. | |
Colour: | Greenish yellow | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Believed Valid | |
Associated Minerals: | ||
Associates: | Hedenbergite Labradorite | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Nontronite data | |
Locality Data: | Click here to view New City Quarry (Victoria Avenue quarry), Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 546562 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:546562:0 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | 6df446c2-8d0a-4c38-94e3-9a2a164d6a7d | |
Nearest other occurrences of Nontronite | ||
8.6km (5.3 miles) | ⓘCommercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA | |
10.9km (6.8 miles) | ⓘJensen Quarry, Jurupa Mountains, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA | |
References | ||