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Cristobalite from
Drakesbad, Plumas County, California, USA


Classification
Species:Cristobalite
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Occurs as in cavities of the pyroxene andesite with anauxite, sometimnes as paramorphs after tridymite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Anauxite
Tridymite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cristobalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Drakesbad, Plumas County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:668686
Long-form Identifier:1:3:668686:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cristobalite
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘLassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Shasta County, California, USA
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cristobalite occurrence [1], Black Butte, Shingletown, Shasta County, California, USA
64.0km (39.8 miles) ⓘTuscan Springs (Tuscan Mineral Springs; Lick Springs), Bend, Tehama County, California, USA
References
Rogers, Austin Flint (1933), Anauxite as a secondary mineral in some volcanic rocks of California and Arizona. Geological Society of America Bulletin: 44: 159-160
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 163
 
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