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Cogwheels of bournonite are up against colourful vesuvianite.
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Vesuvianite from
Twin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Comments:Occurs as crystals up to ½ inch (1.25 cm) diameter. Widespread in contact metamorphic limestone.
Colour:Greenish brown
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vesuvianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Twin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:687192
Long-form Identifier:1:3:687192:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Skarn occurrence [1], Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘStrawberry Mine (Strawberry Tungsten Mine; Strawberry-Macdougald Tungsten; Strawberry Tungsten deposits), Timber Knob, Madera County, California, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘPine Creek Mine, Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Vesuvianite occurrence [1] (Prethero Brothers; Nat Parker), Watts Valley, Fresno County, California, USA
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘCoyote Range (Coyote Front Range), Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘBill Waley Mine (Bill Waley Indian Allotment Mine; Indian prospect; JHB; J.B.H.; Tom Cat claim), Washapie Mountain, Tulare County, California, USA
72.5km (45.0 miles) ⓘDrum Valley, Tulare County, California, USA
72.9km (45.3 miles) ⓘElias Bushati property, Lee Vining Canyon, Lee Vining, Tioga Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘTrumbull Peak Ba-silicate deposit, Trumbull Peak, Clearing House, Clearing House Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa 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: 275
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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