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Clinozoisite from
Commercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Clinozoisite
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Comments:Occurred sparingly at station 12 as well-developed crystals up to 15 mm long in divergent groups in a feldspatic pegmatite cutting the garnet rock. Also occurs in a microscopically-banded pattern intergrown with thulite from above stations 8 and 10.
Habit:Slightly striated parallel to elongation (b).
Colour:Pale brownish green
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Thulite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clinozoisite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Commercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:151246
Long-form Identifier:1:3:151246:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clinozoisite
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘJensen Quarry, Jurupa Mountains, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘNew City Quarry (Victoria Avenue quarry), Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
76.0km (47.2 miles) ⓘTourmaline King Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
Woodford, A.O., Crippen, R.A., Garner, K.B. (1941) Section Across Commercial Quarry, Crestmore, California. American Mineralogist: 26: 351-381.
 
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