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Bassanite from
Head of Escarpado Canyon, Cima Hill, Escarpado Canyon, Fresno County, California, USA


Locality type:Canyon
Classification
Species:Bassanite
Formula:Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Comments:Occurs in some nodules of fossilized wood.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bassanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Head of Escarpado Canyon, Cima Hill, Escarpado Canyon, Fresno County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:672635
Long-form Identifier:1:3:672635:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bassanite
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘSilver Creek Valley occurrence, Tumey Hills, Fresno County, California, USA
References
Gulbrandsen, Robert Allen, D.L. Jones, K. McQ. Tagg & D.W. Reeser (1963), Apatitized wood and leucophosphite in nodules in the Moreno formation, California: USGS PP 475-C: 100-104
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 99.
 
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