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Cristobalite from
Barton Garnet Mines (Gore Mountain mine; Ruby Mountain mine), Johnsburg, Warren County, New York, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cristobalite
Formula:SiO2
Comments:As inclusions 3 to 10mm wide, 20 to 80mm long and 2 to 4mm thick in almandine garnet.
Also found as crystallization product of trondhjemitic melt in polycrystalline inclusions (nanogranitoids).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cristobalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Barton Garnet Mines (Gore Mountain mine; Ruby Mountain mine), Johnsburg, Warren County, New York, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:122204
Long-form Identifier:1:3:122204:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cristobalite
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘNorth River Garnet Company Mine, Thirteenth Lake, Bullhead Mountain, Warren County, New York, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘHooper Mine, North River, Hamilton County, New York, USA
References
Darling, Robert, I-Ming Chou and Robert J Bodnar
Occurrence of Metastable Christobalite in High Pressure Garnet Granulite. Science, vol 26, 4 April 1997 p 91-93
Ferrero, S., Wannhoff, I., Laurent, O., Yakymchuk, C., Darling, R., Wunder, B., Borghini, A., O'Brien, P.J. (2021) Embryos of TTGs in Gore Mountain garnet megacrysts from water-fluxed melting of the lower crust. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 569. 117058pp. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2021.117058
 
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