Oxford Serpentine Quarry (Collins prospect), Oxford, Llano Co., Texas, USA
Latitude: 30°36'N
Longitude: 98°42'W
A serpentine quarry. Synthetic crystals were erroneously reported as occuring at this quarry, including "albrittonite", "nickelbischofite", "texasite" (praseodymium sulfate!).
References
Crook, W.W., III & Marcotty, L.-A. (1978)
Albrittonite, a new cobalt chloride hydrate from Oxford, Llano County, Texas.
Amer. Mineral. 63, 410-412
Peacor et al. (1982)
New data on and discreditation of "texasite," "albrittonite," "cuproartiniter", "cuprohydromagnesite," and "yttromicrolite," with corrected data on nickelbischofite, rowlandite, and yttrocrasite
American Mineralogist, 67, 156-169
http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM67/AM67_156.pdfMineral List
16 entries listed. 12 valid minerals.
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