Coyote Peak, Coastal Range, Humboldt Co., California, USA

Erdite
Coyote Peak, Coastal Range, Humboldt Co., California, USA

Photo: 2008, JGW

Latitude: 41°8'0"N
Longitude: 123°51'32"W

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An occurrence located in the NW¼SE¼ sec. 32, T9N, R3E, HM, in the Redwood Creek area, 16 miles SW of Orick.

Mineralization is hosted in a mafic alkalic diatreme.

Mineral List

46 entries listed. 38 valid minerals. 5 type localities (valid minerals).

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References

Fleischer, M. (1979) New Mineral Names. Bartonite. American Mineralogist: 64: 241.

Czamanske, G.K., M.A. Lamphere, R.C. Erd & M.C. Blake (1978) Age measurement of potassium-bearing sulfide minerals by the 40Ar/39Ar technique: Earth Planet. Sci. Lett.: 40: 107-110.

Czamanske, G.K., R.C. Erd, M.N. Sokolova, M.G. Dobovol’skaya & M.T. Dmitrieva (1979), New data on rasvumite and djerfisherite: American Mineralogist: 64: 776-778.

Czamanske, G.K., B.F. Leonard & J.R. Clark (1980), Erdite, a new hydrated sodium iron sulfide mineral: American Mineralogist: 65: 506-515.

Konnert, J.A. and Evans, H.T. (1980) The crystal structure of erdite, NaFeS2 •2H2O. American Mineralogist: 65: 516-521.

Czamanske, G.K., R.C. Erd, B.F. Leonard & J.R. Clark (1981), Bartonite, a new potassium iron sulfide mineral: American Mineralogist: 66: 369-375.

Erd, R.C. and G.K. Czamanske (1981) Orickite and coyoteite, two new sulfide minerals. American Mineralogist:

Evans, H.T. and J.R. Clark (1981) The crystal structure of bartonite, a potassium iron sulfide and its relationship to pentlandite and djerfisherite. American Mineralogist: 66: 376-384.

Erd, R.C. and G.K. Czamanske (1983): Orickite and coyoteite, two new sulfide minerals from Coyote Peak, Humboldt Co., California. Am. Mineral., 68, 245–254.

Erd, R.C.,Czamanske, G.K. & Meyer, C.E.(1983): Taeniolite an uncommon lithium-mica from Coyote Peak, Humboldt County, California. Mineralogical Record 14, 39-40.

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 66, 67, 71, 77, 92, 366, 367, 402, 404, 430, 443, 473, 493, 495.

Hawthorne, F.C., Oberti, R., Zanetti, A. and Czamanske, G.K. (1998) The role of Ti in hydrogen-deficient amphiboles: sodic-calcic and sodic amphiboles from Coyote Peak, California. Canadian Mineralogist: 36: 1253-1265.

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