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Reed Station, Tiburon Peninsula, Marin Co., California, USA

An occurrence located about ½ mile (0.8 km) E of Reed Station.



References:
Ransome, Frederick Leslie (1895), On lawsonite, a new rock-forming mineral from the Tiburon Peninsula, Marin County: Univ. Calif., Dept. Geol. Sci. Bulletin: 1: 310, 311.

Eakle, Arthur Starr (1906), Notes on lawsonite, columbite, beryl, barite, and calcite: University of California, Department of Geological Science Bulletin: 5: 83.

Schaller, Waldemar Theodore (1911c), Albite from lawsonite schist, Marin County: USGS Bulletin 490: 48.

Pabst, Adolf (1931), The garnets in the glaucophane schists of California: American Mineralogist: 16: 327.

Pabst, Adolf (1955), Manganese content of garnets from the Franciscan schists: American Mineralogist: 40: 921-922.

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 64, 69, 176, 182, 238, 275.

Papike, J.J. and Clark, J.R. (1968a) Cation distribution in the crystal structure of glaucophane; II: the high pressure polymorph. Geological Society of America Abstract, 1966: 157.

Papike, J.J. and Clark, J.R. (1968b) The crystal structure and cation distribution of glaucophane. American Mineralogist: 53: 1156.

Bancroft, G.M., R.G. Burns (1969), Mossbauer and absorption spectral study of alkali amphiboles in pyroxenes and amphiboles: crystal chemistry and phase petrology: Mineralogical Society of America Special Paper 2: 138.

Klein, C. (1969) Two-amphibole assemblages in the system actinolite-hornblende-glaucophane. American Mineralogist: 54: 212-237.

American Mineralogist (1969): 54: 1139-1150.

Papike, J.J., Ross, M., and Clark, J.R. (1969) Crystal chemical characterization of clinoamphiboles based on five new structure refinements. Mineralogical Society of America Special Paper 2: 118.

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 361, 397, 403, 487, 500.





Map Reference: 37°53'20"N , 122°27'0"W

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Mineral List:
Actinolite
Albite
Almandine
Aragonite
'Chlorite Group'
Clinochlore
Epidote
Glaucophane
Jadeite
Kyanite
Lawsonite (TL)
Muscovite
Omphacite
Paragonite
'Pumpellyite'
Rutile
Talc
Titanite


18 entries listed. 16 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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