| Locality type: | Dam |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Axinite-(Fe) |
| Formula: | Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Epidote | 29 |
| Albite | 25 |
| - var Cleavelandite | 1 |
| Actinolite | 17 |
| Quartz | 14 |
| Palygorskite | 5 |
| Amphibole Supergroup | 2 |
| - var Byssolite | 2 |
| Chlorite Group | 2 |
| Pyrite | 1 |
| Smectite Group | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Axinite-(Fe) data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view New Melones Dam, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (68 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 134287 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:134287:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Axinite-(Fe) |
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| 0.1km (0.0 miles) | ⓘNew Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA |
| 62.3km (38.7 miles) | ⓘMoore Creek Mine (Moore Creek deposit; Bay Horse Mine; Whitehorse; White Horse Mine), Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA |
| References |
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Pohl, Demetrius, Guillemette, Renald, Shigley, James, Dunning, Gail E. (1982) Ferroaxinite from New Melones Lake, Calaveras County, California, a Remarkable New Locality. The Mineralogical Record, 13 (5) 293-302 |
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New Melones Dam, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA