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Clinozoisite from
San Francisquito Canyon reservoir, San Francisquito Canyon, Los Angeles County, California, USA


Locality type:Reservoir
Classification
Species:Clinozoisite
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Comments:Occurs as crystals to 3 or 4 inches (7.5 to 10 cm) and bundles of crystals up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) diameter. Abundant in quartz veins.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Quartz
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clinozoisite data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Francisquito Canyon reservoir, San Francisquito Canyon, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:677103
Long-form Identifier:1:3:677103:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clinozoisite
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘDesert Stone Quarry No. 1 (Jones Quarry), Green Valley, Sierra Pelona Mts (Sierra Pelona Range), Los Angeles County, California, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘNorth Side of Sierra Pelona Valley, Sierra Pelona Valley, Agua Dulce, Los Angeles County, California, USA
References
Murdock, Joseph, Webb, Robert W. (1938) Notes on some minerals from southern California. American Mineralogist, 23 (5) 349-355
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 152.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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