| Locality type: | Dam |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Epidote |
| Formula: | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Axinite-(Fe) | 29 |
| Actinolite | 9 |
| Albite | 8 |
| - var Cleavelandite | 1 |
| Quartz | 6 |
| Palygorskite | 4 |
| Smectite Group | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Epidote data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view New Melones Dam, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 4945 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:4945:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Epidote |
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| 0.1km (0.0 miles) | ⓘNew Melones Dam, Calaveras County, California, USA |
| 11.6km (7.2 miles) | ⓘNorth Keystone Mine (Keystone Mine), Copperopolis Mines (Copperopolis group), Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA |
| 23.7km (14.8 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Epidote occurrence [1], Esmeralda, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA |
| 31.3km (19.4 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Epidote occurrence [1], Confidence, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA |
| 31.3km (19.4 miles) | ⓘSivori and Lucky Strike group (Hunch Lime Cap; Lucky Strike; Ironking; Mammoth; Little Wonder; Tungstar), Confidence, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA |
| 46.3km (28.8 miles) | ⓘThayer Mine (Grey House Mine; Greyhouse Mine; Grayhouse Mine), Waters Peak, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USA |
| 46.7km (29.0 miles) | ⓘJackson Butte, Amador 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 |
| 63.6km (39.5 miles) | ⓘMiracle Mountain Mine, Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA |
| 63.6km (39.5 miles) | ⓘGarnet Hill Mine (Rheona claim), 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