| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Zussmanite |
| Formula: | K(Fe,Mg,Mn)13(Si,Al)18O42(OH)14 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
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| References: | Agrell, S.O. (1964), Deerite, howieite, and zussmanite, three new minerals from the Franciscan of the Laytonville district, Mendocino County, California (title only), Am.Min.: 49; MM 43 (1980), 605; HB2/2 (1995).; Wood, R. W. (1979) The iron-rich blueschist facies minerals: 2. Howieite. Mineralogical Magazine 43:363-370.; Robert Muir Wood (1982) The Laytonville Quarry (Mendocino County California) Exotic Block: Iron-rich Blueschist-Facies Subduction-Zone Metamorphism. Mineralogical Magazine 45:87-99. |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Howieite | ⓘ2 photos of Zussmanite associated with Howieite at this locality. |
| Pumpellyite-(Mg) | ⓘ1 photo of Zussmanite associated with Pumpellyite-(Mg) at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Zussmanite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Laytonville Quarry (Longvale; Longvale Quarry), Laytonville, Coastal Range, Mendocino Co., California, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Nearest other occurrences of Zussmanite |
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| 0.7km (0.4 miles) | | ⓘUnnamed Howieite-Deerite-Zussmanite occurrence [1], Longvale, Coastal Range, Mendocino Co., California, USA |
| 8.0km (5.0 miles) | | ⓘLaytonville, Coastal Range, Mendocino Co., California, USA |
Laytonville Quarry, Laytonville, Coastal Range, Mendocino Co., California, USA