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Occidental Road, Occidental, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 122° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
N26W70
Type:
Road
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
210155
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:210155:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An occurrence located in the SW¼SW¼ sec. 36, T7N, R10W, MDM, along the road 1.7 miles E of Occidental.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘOmphacite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
NaSodium
Naⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6

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References

COLEMAN, R. G., LEE, D. E., BEATTY, L. B., BRANNOCK, W. W. (1965) Eclogites and Eclogites: Their Differences and Similarities. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 76 (5) 483 doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1965)76[483:eaetda]2.0.co;2
Essene, E. J., Fyfe, W. S. (1967) Omphacite in Californian metamorphic rocks. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 15 (1) 1-23 doi:10.1007/bf01167213p.8
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
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