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Ash Creek locality, Ash Creek, Pieta, Mendocino County, California, USAi
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Edingtonite

Ash Creek locality, Ash Creek, Pieta, Mendocino County, California, USA
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Edingtonite

Ash Creek locality, Ash Creek, Pieta, Mendocino County, California, USA
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Edingtonite

Ash Creek locality, Ash Creek, Pieta, Mendocino County, California, USA
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Edingtonite

Ash Creek locality, Ash Creek, Pieta, Mendocino County, California, USA
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Edingtonite

Ash Creek locality, Ash Creek, Pieta, Mendocino County, California, USA
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Edingtonite

Ash Creek locality, Ash Creek, Pieta, Mendocino County, California, USA
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Edingtonite

Ash Creek locality, Ash Creek, Pieta, Mendocino County, California, USA
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Edingtonite

Ash Creek locality, Ash Creek, Pieta, Mendocino County, California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 51' 21'' North , 123° 0' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.85583,-123.01139
GeoHash:
G#: 9qbt0c3zd
GRN:
N26W70
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cloverdale8,811 (2017)5.6km
Hopland756 (2011)15.9km
Geyserville862 (2011)19.0km
Kelseyville3,353 (2011)20.1km
Lakeport4,807 (2017)22.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
25084
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25084:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A zeolite occurrence located is sec. 36, T12N, R11W, MDM, on Ash Creek, 8.7 km (5.4 miles) SSE of Pieta, and "1 mile NE of the highway [101], near the Sonoma County line". Ash Creek [GNIS inventory number 218427} crosses Geysers Road and enters the Russian River on its eastern shore.

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1 valid mineral.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEdingtonite9.GA.15Ba[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
ⓘ'Brewsterite Subgroup' ?-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Hⓘ EdingtoniteBa[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Oⓘ EdingtoniteBa[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ EdingtoniteBa[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Siⓘ EdingtoniteBa[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ EdingtoniteBa[Al2Si3O10] · 4H2O

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References

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 114, 173
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.
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