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Commercial quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA

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Afwillite : Ca3[HSiO4]2 · 2H2O

Commercial quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA

Doug Merson photo and collection.
 © DM06Photo ID: 59049    View Count: 416

Afwillite : Ca3[HSiO4]2 · 2H2O

Commercial quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA

White Afwillite crust
Size: 5 x 2,5 cm

Collection and photo: Arliguie M
 © Arliguie MPhoto ID: 92664    View Count: 244

Allanite-(Ce) : {CaCe}{Al2Fe2+}[O|OH|SiO4|Si2O7], Diopside : CaMg[Si2O6], Calcite : CaCO3, Grossular : Ca3Al2[SiO4]3

Commercial quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA

Crystals of allanite, with blue calcite, a small amount of brown grossular, and pale green diopside. #1770# S415-133
About a 3 cm field of view. Most likely this is allanite-(Ce), but needs analytical confirmation.
ex. Fred DeVito
 © 2008, JGWPhoto ID: 170861    View Count: 99

Allanite-(Ce) : {CaCe}{Al2Fe2+}[O|OH|SiO4|Si2O7], Calcite : CaCO3, Grossular : Ca3Al2[SiO4]3, Diopside : CaMg[Si2O6]

Commercial quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA

Tabular crystal of allanite, with blue calcite, grossular, and diopside.
1.5 cm crystal. Most likely this is allanite-(Ce), but needs analytical confirmation. #1770# S415-134
ex. Fred DeVito
 © 2008, JGWPhoto ID: 170859    View Count: 89

Calcite : CaCO3, Vesuvianite : Ca10(Mg,Fe)2Al4Si9O34(OH)4

Commercial quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA

The blue mineral is calcite & the greenish yellowish brown is vesuvianite (idocrase). 13cm x 10cm specimen extracted from a contact metamorphic aureole. Camera - Olympus C750. C&C Forrester Collection.
Photo ID: 139032    View Count: 165

Chlorite Group

Commercial quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA

Rich micaceous green crystalline chlorite are set upon a 4.3 x 4.2 x 3.5 cm matrix. A good reference specimen for the species and locality. Ex Edward Oyler collection with label. Ref: American Mineralogist: 26: 352-381.
 © Dan WeinrichPhoto ID: 116427    View Count: 171

Clintonite : Ca(Mg,Al)3[(OH)2|Al3SiO10]

Commercial quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA

This Clintonite was in the collection of the Late Fred Devito. The specimen is 3.6 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm in size from tip to tip. This piece was collected in 1959.
 © The-Vug.comPhoto ID: 21167    View Count: 686

Clintonite : Ca(Mg,Al)3[(OH)2|Al3SiO10], Calcite : CaCO3

Commercial quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA

Large clintonite crystal is 1.9 X 2.0 cm. C&C Forrester Collection. Nikon D80/Helicon Focus
Photo ID: 158586    View Count: 121

Clintonite : Ca(Mg,Al)3[(OH)2|Al3SiO10]

Commercial quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA

Clintonite cleavages in calcite. 1.3 x 1.5 cm. Ex Joseph Cilen collection.
 © Van KingPhoto ID: 216203    View Count: 30

Clintonite : Ca(Mg,Al)3[(OH)2|Al3SiO10]

Commercial quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA

Green clintonite crystal in calcite. 5 x 5 mm. Ex Joseph Cilen collection.
 © Van KingPhoto ID: 216193    View Count: 28
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