PerovskitePerovskite Peak, Santa Rita Peak, Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA
Photo: SMS 2008 Latitude: 36°21'20"N
Longitude: 120°37'40"W
A perovskite occurrence located in the NE¼ sec. 35, T18S, R12E, MDM, 2.5 km (8,300 feet) WNW of Santa Rita Peak and 3.0 km (9,700 feet) NW of the famous benitoite gem mine.
Top of the hill, including all the perovskite-bearing rock, has now been bulldozed away, but loose pieces can be found in downslope scree among the bushes.
References
Pabst, Adolf (1951), Minerals of the serpentine area in San Benito County, California Rocks & Minerals: 26: 482.
Moller, W.P. (1965) Minerals of southern San Benito County, California. Gems and Minerals: 331: 28.
Murdoch, Joseph and Ingram, B.L. (1966) A cerian vesuvianite from California. American Mineralogist: 51: 381.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 174.
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