Wollastonite, Calcite, Andradite

Specimen ID: T9M-Y5Y

Mineral(s)
Wollastonite : Ca3(Si3O9)
Calcite : CaCO3
Andradite : Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Locality
As recorded:
Aeroplane Mine, Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
12.3cm x 6.4cm x 4.4cm
Events

Photo added to mindat.org

Light gray to white colored Wollastonite with interspersed veins of gray/green colored Calcite and minor orange/brown Andradite. Ex. Steve Pullman obtained by trade with California Academy of Sciences, January, 2006. Collected by William J. Keith, geologist USGS, April, 1996. Fluoresces a light yellow under both LW and SW. Child photo was taken under SW where there is also a small patch of bright green of an unidentified material.
Walter Kellogg - 25th November 2017

Photo added to mindat.org

Light gray to white colored Wollastonite with interspersed veins of gray/green colored Calcite and minor orange/brown Andradite. Ex. Steve Pullman obtained by trade with California Academy of Sciences, January, 2006. Collected by William J. Keith, geologist USGS, April, 1996. Fluoresces a light yellow under both LW and SW. Child photo was taken under SW where there is also a small patch of bright green of an unidentified material.
Walter Kellogg - 25th November 2017

Photo added to mindat.org

Light gray to white colored Wollastonite with interspersed veins of gray/green colored Calcite and minor orange/brown Andradite. Ex. Steve Pullman obtained by trade with California Academy of Sciences, January, 2006. Collected by William J. Keith, geologist USGS, April, 1996. Fluoresces a light yellow under both LW and SW. Child photo was taken under SW where there is also a small patch of bright green of an unidentified material.
Walter Kellogg - 25th November 2017
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