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Glaucophane from
Turtle Rock Quarry, Mount Diablo (Mt Diablo), Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Glaucophane
Formula:◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Glaucophane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Turtle Rock Quarry, Mount Diablo (Mt Diablo), Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1209397
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1209397:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Glaucophane
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘBerkeley Country Club, El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘCamp 9 deposit (Camp 9 Merchant; Cummings), Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘDewhirst Mine, Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘCalaveras Valley, Santa Clara County, California, USA
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘCalifornia Point (Point Munroe), Tiburon Peninsula, Marin County, California, USA
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘReed Station, Tiburon Peninsula, Marin County, California, USA
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine (Buckeye Mines; Wright Mine), Mount Oso, Ladd-Buckeye Mining District, Stanislaus County, California, USA
64.8km (40.3 miles) ⓘHillsdale Mine (Chaboya-Hillsdale Mine; San Juan Bautista Mine; San Juan Mine; San Juan Quicksilver Mine; Sheboya Mine; Chapman Mine; Oak Hill Mine), Oak Hill, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘKeller Mine group (Dead Oak and Black Horse claims), Black Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘAntonia claim, Black Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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