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Spinel from
Twin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA


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Spinel, etc.

Twin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
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Spinel, etc.

Twin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
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Spinel

Twin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
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Spinel

Twin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
01795760017271982936569.jpg
Spinel, etc.

Twin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
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Spinel, etc.

Twin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
01387840017271982967002.jpg
Spinel

Twin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
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Spinel

Twin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
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Spinel, etc.

Twin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
06347320017272304762008.jpg
Spinel, etc.

Twin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
01387840017271982967002.jpg
Spinel

Twin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
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Spinel

Twin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Spinel
Formula:MgAl2O4
Comments:Crystals 1 to 4 mm diameter.
Colour:Colourless, red, black
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Clintonite
Diaspore
Pargasite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Clinohumite1
Phlogopite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spinel data
Locality Data:Click here to view Twin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:683231
Long-form Identifier:1:3:683231:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spinel
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Skarn occurrence [1], Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
98.1km (60.9 miles) ⓘBirch Creek, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
References
Chesterman, C.W. (1942), Contact metamorphic rocks of the Twin Lakes region, Fresno County, California: California Division Mines Report 38: 254, 274
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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