Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lassen Co., California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lassen Volcanic National Park | National Park |
| Lassen Co. | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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This National Park, and Mount Lassen, lies substantially in Shasta County. It extends eastward into Lassen County.
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| β Hercynite Formula: Fe2+Al2O4 Colour: Brown Description: Occurs as micro-crystals in quartz-basalt. Reference: Diller, J.S. (1891), A late volcanic eruption in northern California and its peculiar lava: USGS Bulletin 79: 23; Finch, R.H. & C.A. Anderson (1930), The quartz-basalt eruptions of Cinder Cone, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California: University of California, Department of Geological Sciences Bulletin: 19: 245-273; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 345. |
| β Hercynite var. Picotite Formula: (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4 Colour: Brown Description: Occurs as micro-crystals in quartz-basalt. Reference: Diller, J.S. (1891), A late volcanic eruption in northern California and its peculiar lava: USGS Bulletin 79: 23; Finch, R.H. & C.A. Anderson (1930), The quartz-basalt eruptions of Cinder Cone, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California: University of California, Department of Geological Sciences Bulletin: 19: 245-273; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 345. |
| β Sulphur Formula: S8 Reference: Weinrich Minerals, ex: Steve Pullman collection. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Hercynite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| β | var. Picotite | 4.BB.05 | (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Hercynite var. Picotite | (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4 |
| O | β Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Hercynite var. Picotite | (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Hercynite var. Picotite | (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4 |
| Al | β Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Sulphur | S8 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | β Hercynite var. Picotite | (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Hercynite var. Picotite | (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4 |
| Fe | β Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
Fossils
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- Lassen Co.
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Lassen Co.
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Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lassen Co., California, USA