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Wollastonite from
Wet Weather Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Wollastonite
Formula:Ca3(Si3O9)
Comments:Occurs as fine crystals and silky masses. Giant crystals occurred in blue calcite with associated fluorellestadite in great blocks which fell into the quarry from the ridge SW of the Lone Star Quarry.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Fluorellestadite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wollastonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wet Weather Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:437112
Long-form Identifier:1:3:437112:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wollastonite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘCommercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘCrestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘHenshaw Quarry, Bloomington, San Bernardino County, California, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘJensen Quarry, Jurupa Mountains, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘNew City Quarry (Victoria Avenue quarry), Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Corundum occurrences [2], Soboba Hot Springs (Ritchey Hot Springs; White Sulphur Spring), San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘHazen Corundum prospect (Unnamed Corundum prospect), Soboba Hot Springs (Ritchey Hot Springs; White Sulphur Spring), San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘGreen Lead Mine (Greenlead Mine), Fawnskin (Grout), Bear Valley District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
50.6km (31.5 miles) ⓘWhite Knob Quarry, Lucerne Valley, Lucerne Valley Limestone District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘDesert View Mine, Fawnskin (Grout), Bear Valley District, San Bernardino 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.p.368
 
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