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Lawsonite : CaAl2[(OH)2|Si2O7] · H2O

Valley Ford, Sonoma Co., California, USA

Lawsonite from Valley Ford, Sonoma County, California

An old sample from a very uncommon locality that we must not confuse with the type locality (Tiburon Peninsula). Pink crystals are well developed on a Glaucophane matrix. The sample was collected by Scott J. Williams (Scottsdale, Arizona) in 1948 and it was purchased from him by Folch in ...
 © fabreminerals.comPhoto ID: 56715    View Count: 405

Multiple photos availableLawsonite : CaAl2[(OH)2|Si2O7] · H2O, Glaucophane : [ ][Na2][Mg3Al2][(OH)2|Si8O22]

Valley Ford, Sonoma Co., California, USA

5.7 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm. Lawsonite is a relatively rare Calcium, Aluminum Silicate, and some of the finest specimens in the world are found in California. Although this piece is not from the type locality in Marin County, it is a good reference specimen featuring a few small, sharp, bladed crystals of white Lawsonite with associated grey Glaucophane. ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 257290    View Count: 11

Lawsonite : CaAl2[(OH)2|Si2O7] · H2O

Valley Ford, Sonoma Co., California, USA

dimension crystal mm. 0,7
 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 195060    View Count: 79

Multiple photos availableLawsonite : CaAl2[(OH)2|Si2O7] · H2O

Valley Ford, Sonoma Co., California, USA

Colorless crystalline lawsonite to 0.6 cm in size are set upon this 4.1 x 3.9 x 3.0 cm matrix. Nice for this species. Ex Craig Zellers collection.
 © Dan & Diana Weinrich MineralsPhoto ID: 267449    View Count: 9
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