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Glaucophane from
New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Glaucophane
Formula:◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Comments:Occurs as glaucophane schist.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Stilpnomelane
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Glaucophane data
Locality Data:Click here to view New Almaden Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:687083
Long-form Identifier:1:3:687083:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Glaucophane
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘHillsdale Mine (Chaboya-Hillsdale Mine; San Juan Bautista Mine; San Juan Mine; San Juan Quicksilver Mine; Sheboya Mine; Chapman Mine; Oak Hill Mine), Oak Hill, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
30.3km (18.9 miles) ⓘCalaveras Valley, Santa Clara County, California, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘWilson Peak, Santa Clara County, California, USA
41.0km (25.4 miles) ⓘKeller Mine group (Dead Oak and Black Horse claims), Black Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘAntonia claim, Black Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘDewhirst Mine, Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
50.3km (31.2 miles) ⓘCamp 9 deposit (Camp 9 Merchant; Cummings), Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine (Buckeye Mines; Wright Mine), Mount Oso, Ladd-Buckeye Mining District, Stanislaus County, California, USA
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘHawkins Mine (Hawkins Ranch), Messic Mountain, Stayton Mining District (McLeod Mining District; Panoche Mining District), San Benito County, California, USA
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘDel Puerto Canyon (Arroyo del Puerto), Copper Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Stanislaus County, California, USA
References
Hutton, Colin Osborne (1948), Stilpnomelane and pumpellyite, constituents of the Franciscan series (abstract): Geological Society of America Bulletin: 59: 1373-1374
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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