Tiburon Peninsula, Marin Co., California, USA

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A cape on the N side of the Golden Gate Channel, E of Sausalito and the Richardson Bay and W of San Francisco Bay proper.

References

Ransome, Frederick Leslie (1895), On lawsonite, a new rock-forming mineral from the Tiburon Peninsula, Marin County: University of California, Department of Geol. Sci. Bulletin: 1: 301-312.

Kunz, George Frederick (1905a), Gems, jewelers’ materials, and ornamental stones of California: California Division Mines Bulletin 37, 171 pp.: 52.

Pabst, Adolf (1931), The garnets in the glaucophane schists of California: American Mineralogist: 16: 330.

Switzer, George S. (1945), Eclogite from the California glaucophane schists: American Journal of Science: 243: 2.

Switzer, George S. (1951b) Mineralogy of the California glaucophane schists. California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 161: 59.

Pabst, Adolf (1955), Manganese content of garnets from the Franciscan schists: American Mineralogist: 40: 921-922.

Borg, Iris Y. (1956),Glaucophane schists and eclogite near Healdsburg, California: Geological Society of America Bulletin 67: 1573.

Rice, Sale Jewell (1964), A trip to the Lawsonite type locality: California Division Mines & Geology, Mineral Information Service: 17: 96-97.

Coleman, R.G., D.E. Lee, L.B. Beaty & W.W. Bannock (1965), Eclogites and eclogites: their differences and similarities: Geological Society of America Bulletin: 76: 487.

Evans, B.W. (1965) Microprobe study of zoning in eclogite garnets. Geological Society of America Abstract with Program, 54.

Clark, Joan R. & J.J. Papike (1966), Eclogitic pyroxenes ordered with P2 symmetry: Science: 154: 1003-1004.

Crawford, W.A. (1966), Optical properties of metamorphic albite: American Mineralogist: 51: 523-524.

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 194, 344, 353.

Essene, E.J. and W.S. Fyfe (1967) Omphacite in California metamorphic rocks. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 15, 23 pp.: 11-23.

Coleman, R.G. & J.R. Clark (1968), Pyroxenes in the blueschist facies of California: American Journal of Science: 266: 46-52.

Clark, Joan R. & J.J. Papike (1969), Cation distribution in the crystal structure of omphacite, the eclogitic pyroxene: Geological Society of America Abstract for 1968: 40.

Bancroft, G.M., R.G. Burns (1969), Mossbauer and absorption spectral study of alkali amphiboles in pyroxenes and amphiboles: crystal chemistry and phase petrology: Mineralogical Society of America Special Paper 2: 137.

Dudley, P.P. (1969) Electron microprobe analyses of garnets in glaucophane schists and associated eclogites. American Mineralogist: 54: 1142.

Edgar, A.D., A. Mottana, and N.D. MacRae (1969) The chemistry of cell parameters of omphacite and related pyroxenes. Mineralogical Magazine: 37: 64, 67-68.

Klein, C. (1969) Two-amphibole assemblages in the system actinolite-hornblende-glaucophane. American Mineralogist: 54: 225.

Gueven, N. (1970): 233.

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 361, 393, 401, 425, 432, 475, 483, 496.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Actinolite Albite Almandine Aragonite 'Chlorite Group' Clinochlore

Epidote Glaucophane 'Hornblende' Jadeite Kyanite Lawsonite (TL)

Muscovite Omphacite Paragonite Phengite 'Pumpellyite' Rutile

Stilpnomelane Talc Titanite Zoisite

23 entries listed. 18 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

Localities in this Region

USA California Marin Co. Tiburon Peninsula California Point area North Side of Tiburon Peninsula Reed Tiburon Ridge Flagstone Tiburon Uplands Nature Preserve Reed Station