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New City Quarry Panorama

New City Quarry, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA

Vonsenite

New City Quarry, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA

Diopside

New City Quarry, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA

New City Quarry Panorama

New City Quarry, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA

Vonsenite

New City Quarry, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA

Diopside

New City Quarry, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA

New City Quarry Panorama

New City Quarry, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA

Vonsenite

New City Quarry, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

33° 57' 1'' North , 117° 21' 21'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Riverside	322,424 (2017)	3.7km
Rubidoux	34,280 (2011)	6.8km
Woodcrest	14,347 (2011)	7.6km
Highgrove	3,988 (2011)	7.6km
Sunnyslope	5,153 (2011)	9.9km

Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities

Club	Location	Distance
West End Prospectors Corporation	Norco, California	18km
Orange Belt Mineralogical Society	San Bernardino, California	19km
Valley Prospectors, Inc.	San Bernardino, California	19km
Yucaipa Valley Gem & Mineral Society	Yucaipa, California	30km

Mindat Locality ID:

87202

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:87202:0

GUID (UUID V4):

A former municipal limestone quarry located in the S½ sec. 36, T2S, R5W, SBM, 2 miles E of Riverside city center, between Glenhaven Avenue on the E and Alessandro Boulevard on the W, E of Victoria Avenue. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.

Contact metamorphic dolomite intruded by granite. Periclase, spinel-forsterite and occasional spinel-monticellite facies. Local rocks include pre-Cenozoic metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks undivided.

Workings include surface openings comprised of a quarry.

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Mineral List

19 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ Dolostone

ⓘ Limestone

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Allanite Group'

Formula: (A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

References:

Richmond, Gerald M. (1939) Serendibite and associated minerals from the New City Quarry, Riverside, California. American Mineralogist, 24 (11). 725-726

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Anorthite

Formula: Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)

Description: Occurs as a constituent of hedenbergite-labradorite rock.

References:

Richmond, Gerald M. (1939) Serendibite and associated minerals from the New City Quarry, Riverside, California. American Mineralogist, 24 (11). 725-726

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966). California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 280.

ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite

Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]

Description: Occurs as a constituent of hedenbergite-labradorite rock.

References:

Richmond, Gerald M. (1939) Serendibite and associated minerals from the New City Quarry, Riverside, California. American Mineralogist, 24 (11). 725-726

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966). California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 280.

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

Description: Occurs in small amounts in the contact zone.

References:

Richmond, Gerald M. (1939) Serendibite and associated minerals from the New City Quarry, Riverside, California. American Mineralogist, 24 (11). 725-726

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 79.

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'

Formula: AB₄[Si₈O₂₀]X · 8H₂O

Description: Occurs as skeletal crystals to 3 mm diameter.

References:

Bailey, Edgar H. (1941) Skeletonized apophyllite from Crestmore and Riverside, California. American Mineralogist, 26 (9) 565-567

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Brucite

Formula: Mg(OH)₂

Description: Occurs as an alteration product of periclase in predazzite rock.

References:

Rogers, Austin Flint (1918b), An American occurrence of periclase and its bearing on the origin and history of calcite brucite rocks: American Journal of Science, 4th. Series: 46: 581-586

Richmond, Gerald M. (1939) Serendibite and associated minerals from the New City Quarry, Riverside, California. American Mineralogist, 24 (11). 725-726

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Chondrodite

Formula: Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂

References:

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Description: About 1 ton was mined.

References:

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.

ⓘ Clinohumite

Formula: Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂

References:

Cal Div of Mines & Geo Bulletin 189 " Minerals of California"

ⓘ Clinozoisite

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

References:

Richmond, Gerald M. (1939) Serendibite and associated minerals from the New City Quarry, Riverside, California. American Mineralogist, 24 (11). 725-726

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Colour: Green

Description: Occurs as large crystals in contact zone.

References:

Larsen, Esper S. Jr. (1948) Batholith and Associated Rocks of Corona, Elsinore, and San Luis Rey Quadrangles Southern California. GSA Memoir 29. Geological Society of America doi:10.1130/mem29

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg₂(SiO₄)

References:

Woodford, A.O., Crippen, R.A., Garner, K.B. (1941) Section Across Commercial Quarry, Crestmore, California. American Mineralogist: 26: 351-381.

Bradley, W.W. (1940), Thirty-sixth report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 36: 456

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Hedenbergite

Formula: CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆

Description: Occurs as a constituent of hedenbergite-labradorite rock.

References:

Richmond, Gerald M. (1939) Serendibite and associated minerals from the New City Quarry, Riverside, California. American Mineralogist, 24 (11). 725-726

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966). California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 280.

ⓘ 'Hydrotroilite'

Formula: FeS · H₂O ?

References:

Bradley, W.W. (1940), Thirty-sixth report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 36: 456

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Ludwigite

Formula: Mg₂Fe³⁺(BO₃)O₂

References:

Woodford, A.O., Crippen, R.A., Garner, K.B. (1941) Section Across Commercial Quarry, Crestmore, California. American Mineralogist: 26: 351-381.

ⓘ Nontronite

Formula: Na_0.3Fe₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O

Colour: Greenish yellow

Description: Occurs as an alteration product of pyroxene in laboradorite-hedenbergite rock. Earthy, fibrous and micaceous.

References:

Richmond, Gerald M. (1939) Serendibite and associated minerals from the New City Quarry, Riverside, California. American Mineralogist, 24 (11). 725-726

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Periclase

Formula: MgO

Description: Occurs in a contact zone as relic material altering to brucite.

References:

Rogers, Austin Flint (1918b), An American occurrence of periclase and its bearing on the origin and history of calcite brucite rocks: American Journal of Science, 4th. Series: 46: 581-586

Richmond, Gerald M. (1939) Serendibite and associated minerals from the New City Quarry, Riverside, California. American Mineralogist, 24 (11). 725-726

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Perovskite

Formula: CaTiO₃

Colour: Deep red

Description: Minute grains in contact zone.

References:

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ 'Scapolite'

Description: Occurs in contact rocks.

References:

Richmond, Gerald M. (1939) Serendibite and associated minerals from the New City Quarry, Riverside, California. American Mineralogist, 24 (11). 725-726

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Serendibite

Formula: Ca₄[Mg₆Al₆]O₄[Si₆B₃Al₃O₃₆]

Colour: Dark blue

Description: Occurs as massive granular aggregates of glassy material as thin bands in the limestone.

References:

Richmond, Gerald M. (1939) Serendibite and associated minerals from the New City Quarry, Riverside, California. American Mineralogist, 24 (11). 725-726

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

References:

Richmond, Gerald M. (1939) Serendibite and associated minerals from the New City Quarry, Riverside, California. American Mineralogist, 24 (11). 725-726

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

References:

Woodford, A.O., Crippen, R.A., Garner, K.B. (1941) Section Across Commercial Quarry, Crestmore, California. American Mineralogist: 26: 351-381.

ⓘ Tremolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

Description: Occurs as prismatic aggregates in the contact limestone.

References:

Richmond, Gerald M. (1939) Serendibite and associated minerals from the New City Quarry, Riverside, California. American Mineralogist, 24 (11). 725-726

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Vesuvianite

Formula: Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉

References:

Richmond, Gerald M. (1939) Serendibite and associated minerals from the New City Quarry, Riverside, California. American Mineralogist, 24 (11). 725-726

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Vonsenite

Formula: Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺(BO₃)O₂

References:

Stanislav Mikhaĭlovich Aleksandrov (1998) "Geochemistry of skarn and ore formation in dolomites" p. 147

ⓘ Wollastonite

Formula: Ca₃(Si₃O₉)

Colour: Pink

Description: Granular at a contact of limestone and granodiorite.

References:

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Periclase	4.AB.25	MgO
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
ⓘ	Perovskite	4.CC.30	CaTiO₃
ⓘ	Brucite	4.FE.05	Mg(OH)₂
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘ	Ludwigite	6.AB.30	Mg₂Fe³⁺(BO₃)O₂
ⓘ	Vonsenite	6.AB.30	Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺(BO₃)O₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Forsterite	9.AC.05	Mg₂(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Chondrodite	9.AF.45	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂
ⓘ	Clinohumite	9.AF.55	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂
ⓘ	Clinozoisite	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Vesuvianite	9.BG.35	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Hedenbergite	9.DA.15	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Tremolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Wollastonite	9.DG.05	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
ⓘ	Serendibite	9.DH.40	Ca₄[Mg₆Al₆]O₄[Si₆B₃Al₃O₃₆]
ⓘ	Nontronite	9.EC.40	Na_0.3Fe₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	Anorthite	9.FA.35	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
ⓘ	var. Labradorite	9.FA.35	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Apophyllite Group'	-	AB₄[Si₈O₂₀]X · 8H₂O
ⓘ	'Tourmaline'	-	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
ⓘ	'Hydrotroilite'	-	FeS · H₂O ?
ⓘ	'Scapolite'	-
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
ⓘ	'Allanite Group'	-	(A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₀]X · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Brucite	Mg(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Nontronite	Na_0.3Fe₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
H	ⓘ Hydrotroilite	FeS · H₂O ?
H	ⓘ Allanite Group	(A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Ludwigite	Mg₂Fe³⁺(BO₃)O₂
B	ⓘ Serendibite	Ca₄[Mg₆Al₆]O₄[Si₆B₃Al₃O₃₆]
B	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
B	ⓘ Vonsenite	Fe₂²⁺Fe³⁺(BO₃)O₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
O	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₀]X · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Brucite	Mg(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Chondrodite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Clinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂
O	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
O	ⓘ Ludwigite	Mg₂Fe³⁺(BO₃)O₂
O	ⓘ Nontronite	Na_0.3Fe₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Periclase	MgO
O	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
O	ⓘ Serendibite	Ca₄[Mg₆Al₆]O₄[Si₆B₃Al₃O₃₆]
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
O	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Vonsenite	Fe₂²⁺Fe³⁺(BO₃)O₂
O	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
O	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
O	ⓘ Hydrotroilite	FeS · H₂O ?
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
O	ⓘ Allanite Group	(A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Chondrodite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂
F	ⓘ Clinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Na	ⓘ Nontronite	Na_0.3Fe₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Brucite	Mg(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Chondrodite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂
Mg	ⓘ Clinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
Mg	ⓘ Ludwigite	Mg₂Fe³⁺(BO₃)O₂
Mg	ⓘ Periclase	MgO
Mg	ⓘ Serendibite	Ca₄[Mg₆Al₆]O₄[Si₆B₃Al₃O₃₆]
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Al	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Al	ⓘ Nontronite	Na_0.3Fe₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Serendibite	Ca₄[Mg₆Al₆]O₄[Si₆B₃Al₃O₃₆]
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Si	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₀]X · 8H₂O
Si	ⓘ Chondrodite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂
Si	ⓘ Clinohumite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂
Si	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Si	ⓘ Nontronite	Na_0.3Fe₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Serendibite	Ca₄[Mg₆Al₆]O₄[Si₆B₃Al₃O₃₆]
Si	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Si	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
Si	ⓘ Allanite Group	(A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Hydrotroilite	FeS · H₂O ?
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Ca	ⓘ Clinozoisite	(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Ca	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ca	ⓘ Serendibite	Ca₄[Mg₆Al₆]O₄[Si₆B₃Al₃O₃₆]
Ca	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Ca	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Ludwigite	Mg₂Fe³⁺(BO₃)O₂
Fe	ⓘ Nontronite	Na_0.3Fe₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Fe	ⓘ Vonsenite	Fe₂²⁺Fe³⁺(BO₃)O₂
Fe	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Fe	ⓘ Hydrotroilite	FeS · H₂O ?

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Woodford, A.O., Crippen, R.A., Garner, K.B. (1941) Section Across Commercial Quarry, Crestmore, California. American Mineralogist: 26: 351-381.

U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS): file #0060650531.

Rogers, Austin Flint (1918b), An American occurrence of periclase and its bearing on the origin and history of calcite brucite rocks: American Journal of Science, 4th. Series: 46: 581-586

Richmond, Gerald M. (1939) Serendibite and associated minerals from the New City Quarry, Riverside, California. American Mineralogist, 24 (11). 725-726

Bradley, W.W. (1940), Thirty-sixth report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 36: 456

Bailey, Edgar H. (1941) Skeletonized apophyllite from Crestmore and Riverside, California. American Mineralogist, 26 (9) 565-567

Larsen, Esper S. Jr. (1948) Batholith and Associated Rocks of Corona, Elsinore, and San Luis Rey Quadrangles Southern California. GSA Memoir 29. Geological Society of America doi:10.1130/mem29

Murdoch, Joseph and Webb, R.W. (1956) Minerals of California California Division of Mines Bulletin 173, 452 pp.; supplement 1955-1957: 13.

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 60, 68, 79, 80, 115, 141, 152, 188, 225, 280, 285, 286, 308, 328, 334, 345, 387.

California Division of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 77-14 (1977): 764-766.

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Aleksandrov, S. M. (2011) Metasomatic transformations of carbonate rocks observable in quarries of Riverside, California, United States. Geochemistry International, 49 (7) 711-725 doi:10.1134/s0016702911030025

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