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Axinite Group from
Vista Chief Mine (Freeman deposit; Freeman mine; Moosa Canyon deposit), Moosa Canyon, Bonsall, San Diego County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Axinite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Occurs as crystals - brilliant and perfect transparent in pockets in a pegmatite with crystalline quartz.
Colour:Smoky pink
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Axinite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vista Chief Mine (Freeman deposit; Freeman mine; Moosa Canyon deposit), Moosa Canyon, Bonsall, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:691077
Long-form Identifier:1:3:691077:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Axinite Group
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘMoosa Canyon, Bonsall, San Diego County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘFreeman Mine, Moosa Canyon, Bonsall, San Diego County, California, USA
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘHercules Mine (Beryl claim; Hercules claim; Hercules group; Hercules prospect), Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘLittle Three Mine, Little Three Mine area, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘAudrey Lynn Mine (Audrey Lynne Mine; Jumping Joe claims), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
81.2km (50.5 miles) ⓘOld City Quarry (City Quarry; North Hill Quarry; Quarry Hill; Fairmount), Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
84.6km (52.6 miles) ⓘCommercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
87.2km (54.2 miles) ⓘGlen Avon Quarry (Glen Avon Limestone deposit; Mathews), Glen Avon, Riverside County, California, USA
87.9km (54.6 miles) ⓘHenshaw Quarry, Bloomington, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Schaller, W. T. (1911) Mineralogical notes, series 1. Bulletin 490. US Geological Survey 109 pp. doi:10.3133/b490 pp.37-47 - (Axinite from California)
Murdoch, Joseph & Webb, Robert W. (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 92.
 
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