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ⓘ Ilmenite

ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Locality: Taylors Ranch, Buchanan, Madera County, California, USA

Description: Occurs as fine specimens.

References:

Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp.: 260.

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 226.

ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

Locality: Unnamed W occurrence (2), Buchanan, Madera County, California, USA

References:

Hanks, Henry Garber (1886), Sixth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 6 part 1, 145 pp.: 140

Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	'Wolframite Group'	4.DB.30 va

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃

Localities in this Region

USA

California
- Madera County
  - Buchanan
    - Taylors Ranch
    - Unnamed W occurrence (2)

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