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Kanan Road roadcuts (Ferrierite locality), Agoura, Santa Monica Mts, Los Angeles Co., California, USA

Ferrierite-K
Kanan Road roadcuts, Agoura, Santa Monica Mts, Los Angeles Co., California, USA

Photo: Dick Dionne

Latitude: 34°8'30"N
Longitude: 118°44'15"W

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A zeolite occurrence located in sec. 33, T1N, R18W, SBM, along Kanan Road, SW of the Kanan turnoff of the Ventura freeway, approximately 6 miles SW of Agoura.

Mineral List

Baryte
Calcite
'Clinoptilolite'
'Dachiardite'

Ferrierite-K
'Heulandite'
'Lévyne'
Natrolite

Offretite
Pyrite
Quartz
var: Agate

Quartz
var: Chalcedony
Sphalerite

14 entries listed. 8 valid minerals.

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References

Carnahan, V. (1968), Minerals of Los Angeles County, part 2, Santa Monica Mountains, San Gabriel Mountains and the Northern Ridges: Los Angeles County Natural History Museum Alliance Quarterly: 6(4): 20-24.

Wise, W.S., Nokleberg, W.., and Kokinos, M. (1969) Clinoptilolite and ferrierite from Agoura, California. American Mineralogist: 54: 887-895.

Alietti, A. (1972), Polymorphism and crystal chemistry of heulandite and Clinoptilolite: American Mineralogist: 57: 1450.

Koyama, K. and Takeuchi, Y. (1977) Clinoptilolite: the distribution of potassium atoms and its role in thermal stability. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie: 145: 216-239.

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 292, 376, 380.

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