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Diopside from
White Knob Quarry, Lucerne Valley, Lucerne Valley Limestone District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


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Diopside, etc.

White Knob Quarry, Lucerne Valley, Lucerne Valley Limestone District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Diopside, etc.

White Knob Quarry, Lucerne Valley, Lucerne Valley Limestone District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Diopside, etc.

White Knob Quarry, Lucerne Valley, Lucerne Valley Limestone District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Diopside, etc.

White Knob Quarry, Lucerne Valley, Lucerne Valley Limestone District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
04568820017364491879740.jpg
Diopside, etc.

White Knob Quarry, Lucerne Valley, Lucerne Valley Limestone District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
09685740017364491875268.jpg
Diopside, etc.

White Knob Quarry, Lucerne Valley, Lucerne Valley Limestone District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
05545730017272095437469.jpg
Diopside, etc.

White Knob Quarry, Lucerne Valley, Lucerne Valley Limestone District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
04568820017364491879740.jpg
Diopside, etc.

White Knob Quarry, Lucerne Valley, Lucerne Valley Limestone District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Diopside, etc.

White Knob Quarry, Lucerne Valley, Lucerne Valley Limestone District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Luminescent properties:blue
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wollastonite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view White Knob Quarry, Lucerne Valley, Lucerne Valley Limestone District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:680695
Long-form Identifier:1:3:680695:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘBall Iron deposits (Ball Mine; Ball Magnesite deposit; Ball; Red Seal), Sidewinder Mountain, Rodman Mountains, Belleville Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘSlover Mountain Quarry (California Portland Cement Company Quarry; Colton Marble), West Colton, San Bernardino County, California, USA
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘHenshaw Quarry, Bloomington, San Bernardino County, California, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘCommercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
50.6km (31.5 miles) ⓘWet Weather Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
52.9km (32.8 miles) ⓘJensen Quarry, Jurupa Mountains, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Piemontite occurrence [1] (San Gorgonio Pass), Whitewater (White Water), Riverside County, California, USA
55.1km (34.3 miles) ⓘNew City Quarry (Victoria Avenue quarry), Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
58.5km (36.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Corundum occurrences [2], Soboba Hot Springs (Ritchey Hot Springs; White Sulphur Spring), San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘHazen Corundum prospect (Unnamed Corundum prospect), Soboba Hot Springs (Ritchey Hot Springs; White Sulphur Spring), San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
References
Petrov, Alfredo (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Howard H. J. (2011) Geology and fluorescent minerals in the White Knob Quarry Lucerne Valley, California. in Lasemi, Z., & Mikulic, D. G. (2011). The 47th Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals. p10
 
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