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Pabstite from
Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA


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Pabstite

Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Pabstite, etc.

Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Pabstite

Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Pabstite

Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Pabstite

Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Pabstite, etc.

Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Pabstite

Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Pabstite

Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Pabstite

Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
03507230017272011605027.jpg
Pabstite, etc.

Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
09961620017272011612687.jpg
Pabstite

Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
02226950017272011655365.jpg
Pabstite

Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pabstite
Formula:Ba(Sn,Ti)(Si3O9)
Comments:Associated with other Sn-bearing minerals in contact zone of the limestone; disseminated anhedral grains (commonly less than 2 mm diameter, aggregates to 10 mm).
Colour:Colourless to white; pink tinge (fresh break)
Luminescent properties:bright blue under shortwave UV and dark red under longwave UV.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Cassiterite
Franckeite
Stannite
Taramellite
Witherite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tremolite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pabstite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8338
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8338:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
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