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Mrs. Anson Blake estate, El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° North , 122° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
N26W69
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
209729
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:209729:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Occurrences in the northern Berkeley Hills.

Mineralization is hosted in schists.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘLawsonite9.BE.05CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pumpellyite Subgroup'-Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
OOxygen
Oⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
AlAluminium
Alⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Alⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
SiSilicon
Siⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Siⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
CaCalcium
Caⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Caⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A

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References

Davis, G. A. (1960) Lawsonite and pumpellyite in glaucophane schist, North Berkeley Hills, California, with notes on the X-ray crystallography of lawsonite, by A. Pabst. American Journal of Science, 258 (10) 689-704 doi:10.2475/ajs.258.10.689p.692
Crawford, W.A. & W.S. Fyfe (1965), Lawsonite equilibria: American Journal of Science: 263: 262
Murdoch Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 238, 299
Thompson, A. B. (1970) Laumontite equilibria and the zeolite facies. American Journal of Science, 269 (3) 267-275 doi:10.2475/ajs.269.3.267
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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