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Lawsonite from
Ward Creek [2], Cazadero, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Lawsonite
Formula:CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Comments:Comprises up to 43% of metabasalt samples.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lawsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ward Creek [2], Cazadero, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:682417
Long-form Identifier:1:3:682417:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Lawsonite
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘGuerneville, Guerneville Mining District, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘCamp Meeker, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘValley Ford, Sonoma County, California, USA
88.9km (55.2 miles) ⓘReed Station, Tiburon Peninsula, Marin County, California, USA
References
DHZ, Vol. 2B, 2nd ed., p 663.
COLEMAN, R. G., LEE, D. E. (1963) Glaucophane-bearing Metamorphic Rock Types of the Cazadero Area, California. Journal of Petrology, 4 (2) 260-301 doi:10.1093/petrology/4.2.260p.290
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Shibakusa, H., Maekawa, H. (1997) Lawsonite-bearing eclogitic metabasites in the Cazadero area, northern California. Mineralogy and Petrology, 61 (1) 163-180 doi:10.1007/bf01172482
 
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