| Locality type: | Dam |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Albite |
| Formula: | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Habit: | euhedral twinned crystals - microscopic up to 2 cm |
| Colour: | colorless |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Axinite-(Fe) | 24 |
| Actinolite | 14 |
| Epidote | 7 |
| Amphibole Supergroup | 2 |
| - var Byssolite | 2 |
| Chlorite Group | 2 |
| Palygorskite | 1 |
| Smectite Group | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Albite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view New Melones Dam, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (7 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 135727 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:135727:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Albite in this Region |
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| Moccasin, New Melones Dam, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA |
| Nearest other occurrences of Albite |
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| 0.1km (0.0 miles) | ⓘNew Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA |
| 6.7km (4.2 miles) | ⓘChileno Mine (Chilena), Carrington group (Bluett; Bluett and McCoddle; Stenchfield; Street Extension; Pine Tree; Last Chance A), Tuttletown, Tuttletown Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA |
| 7.2km (4.5 miles) | ⓘNorwegian Mine, Tuttletown, Tuttletown Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘStanislaus Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA |
| 13.5km (8.4 miles) | ⓘUtica Mine, Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA |
| 14.2km (8.8 miles) | ⓘAngels Mine (Big Mine; Southwell Mine; Fox; Valentine claims: Angels; Beda Blood; Billings; Crystal; Potter; Doctor Hill; Hennessy; McCormick; Minne; Oneida), Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA |
| 31.4km (19.5 miles) | ⓘMcAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA |
| 33.8km (21.0 miles) | ⓘOro Rico Mine (Penon Blanco Mine), Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA |
| 41.7km (25.9 miles) | ⓘGwin Mine (Paloma Mine; Gwin Extension No. 1 Mine), Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA |
| 42.2km (26.2 miles) | ⓘCampo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, 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