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Jonesite from
California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA


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Jonesite

California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
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Jonesite

California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
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Jonesite

California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
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Jonesite, etc.

California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
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Jonesite

California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
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Jonesite

California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
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Jonesite

California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
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Jonesite, etc.

California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
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Jonesite

California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
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Jonesite

California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
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Jonesite

California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
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Jonesite, etc.

California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Jonesite
Formula:Ba4(K,Na)2Ti4Al2(Si3O9)2(SiO4)4O2 · 6H2O
Comments:Occurs as minute crystals.
Habit:Radiating aggregates
Colour:Colorless
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Anatase
Benitoite
Joaquinite-(Ce)
Natrolite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Neptunite4
Benitoite3
Crossite3
Natrolite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Jonesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (21 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:6580
Long-form Identifier:1:3:6580:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Wise, William S., Gill, Robert H. (1977) Minerals of the Benitoite Gem Mine. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (6) Tucson. 442-452
Wise, William S., Pabst, Adolf (1977) Jonesite: a New Mineral from the Benitoite Gem Mine, San Benito County, California. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (6) 453-456
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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