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Tulare Co., California, USA

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References:
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 282.




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


Mineral List:
  		•  Actinolite
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		(Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		)(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Actinolite
    var: Nephrite
    Description: Occurs as masses in serpentine.
    Reference: [Anonymous (1950), New jade occurrence in California: California Division of Mines, Mineral Information Service: 3(11): 2; Mineral Notes and News (1950), No. 150: 1; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 66; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 400.]
  		•  Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Description: Occurs as quartz-albite schist.
    Reference: [Durrell, C. (1940a), Metamorphism in the southern Sierra Nevada, northeast of Visalia, California: California Department of Geology Sci. Bulletin: 25: 93; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 70; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 404.]
  		•  Alforsite
    Ba
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Andalusite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 160; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 449.]
  		•  Andradite
    var: Topazolite
    Reference: [Kunz, George Frederick (1905a), Gems, jewelers’ materials, and ornamental stones of California: California Division Mines Bulletin 37, 171 pp.: 53; Melhase, John (1935c), Some garnet localities of California: Mineralogist: 3(11): 7-8, 22; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 196.]
  		•  Annabergite
    Ni
     
    3
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 77.]
  		•  Apophyllite-(KOH)
    KCa
     
    4
    		[(OH,F)|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    20
    		] · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Description: A minor ore mineral.
    Reference: [Goodyear, Watson Andrews (1888), Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego, Tulare Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 8: 646; Franke, Herbert A. (1930), Santa Clara, Nevada, Kings, Tulare Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 26: 436; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 87.]
  		•  'Asbestos'
    Reference: [Tucker, W. Burling (1919), El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Tehama, and Tulare Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 905; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 68.]
  		•  Autunite
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·11H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Occurs in traces.
    Reference: [Goodwin, Joseph Grant (1958), Mines and mineral resources of Tulare County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 54: 455-456; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 329.]
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Description: Occurs in fault gouge.
    Reference: [Goodwin, Joseph Grant (1958), Mines and mineral resources of Tulare County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 54(3): 337; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 228.]
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Franke, Herbert A. (1930), Santa Clara, Nevada, Kings, Tulare Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 26: 431; American Mineralogist, Volume 69, pages 358-373, 1984.]
  		•  Bazirite
    BaZr[Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 160; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 449.]
  		•  Bornite
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    4
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [www.mineralsocal.org/scfm/california/t.htm.]
  		•  Celsian
    Ba[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [American Mineralogist, Volume 69, pages 358-373, 1984]
  		•  'Chalcedony'
    Reference: [MacFall, 1951. Gem Hunter's Guide, 1st ed.]
  		•  'Chalcedony
    var: Petrified Wood'
    Reference: [Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 282.]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Chromite
    FeCr
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Chrysocolla
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    		H
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  'Chrysoprase'
    Reference: []
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Description: Occurs as masses.
    Reference: [Aubury, Lewis E. (1902), The copper resources of California: California Mining Bureau Bulletin 23: 234; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 159.]
  		•  Cordierite
    (Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    5
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 160; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 449.]
  		•  Diamond
    C
    Description: A single stone was found in 1895.
    Reference: [Kunz, George Frederick (1896), Precious stones: Mineral Resources U.S., 1895: 896; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 171.]
  		•  Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [American Mineralogist, Volume 69, pages 358-373, 1984]
  		•  Ekanite
    (Ca,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Pb)
     
    2
    		(Th,U)[Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    20
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Description: Common in the district.
    Reference: [Goodyear, Watson Andrews (1888), Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego, Tulare Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 8: 646; Franke, Herbert A. (1930), Santa Clara, Nevada, Kings, Tulare Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 26: 469; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 177.]
    Site Photo
    South Fork Kaweah River, Kaweah River, Tulare Co., California, USA
    © Dan & Diana Weinrich Minerals
  		•  Euxenite-(Y)
    (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: [Goodwin, Joseph Grant (1958), Mines and mineral resources of Tulare County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 54: 455-456; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 180.]
  		•  'Feldspar Group'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Fresnoite
    Ba
     
    2
    		Ti[O|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [American Mineralogist, Volume 69, pages 358-373, 1984]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Goodyear, Watson Andrews (1888), Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego, Tulare Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 8: 646; Tucker, W. Burling (1919), El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Tehama, and Tulare Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 947-954; Franke, Herbert A. (1930), Santa Clara, Nevada, Kings, Tulare Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 26: 436; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 192; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 105.]
  		•  'Garnet Group'
    X
     
    3
    		Z
     
    2
    		(TO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  'Garnierite'
    Reference: [Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 197.]
  		•  Gillespite
    BaFe
    2+
     
    		[Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Pabst, Adolf (1978) Zur morphologie des taramellits. Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen: 25: 248; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 464, 466.]
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: []
  		•  Grossular
    Ca
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [www.mineralsocal.org/scfm/california/t.htm.]
  		•  Grossular
    var: Hessonite
    Reference: []
  		•  Hedenbergite
    CaFe
    2+
     
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Hyalophane
    (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Jarosite
    KFe
    3+
     
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Description: A constituent of fault gouge in shear zone mixed with clay.
    Reference: [Goodwin, Joseph Grant (1958), Mines and mineral resources of Tulare County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 54(3): 339; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 277.]
  		•  Krauskopfite
    BaSi
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [American Mineralogist, Volume 69, pages 358-373, 1984]
  		•  Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Occurs as good examples of pseudomorphs after pyrite.
    Reference: [Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 244.]
  		•  Linarite
    PbCu[(OH)
     
    2
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals 81:208-213]
  		•  Löllingite
    FeAs
     
    2
    Reference: [Crowley, J.A. (1974), Löllingite and black vesuvianite from Tulare County, California: California Division Mines & Geology, California Geology: 27: 224-226; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 78; www.mineralsocal.org/scfm/california/t.htm.]
  		•  Macdonaldite
    BaCa
     
    4
    		Si
     
    16
    		O
     
    36
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·10H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Magnesite
    MgCO
     
    3
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [Goodwin, Joseph Grant (1958), Mines and mineral resources of Tulare County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 54: 454-455; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 82.]
  		•  'Monazite'
    Reference: [Goodwin, Joseph Grant (1958), Mines and mineral resources of Tulare County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 54: 455-456; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 319.]
  		•  Nitratine
    NaNO
     
    3
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 302.]
  		•  'Olivine'
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Orthoclase
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 160; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 449.]
  		•  Piemontite
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Mn
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Description: Occurs in metachert.
    Reference: [Alfors, John T. (1964), Piemontite from Shadow Lake: California Division Mines & Geology Mineral Information Service: 17: 210; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 289.]
  		•  Powellite
    Ca[MoO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [American Mineralogist, Volume 69, pages 358-373, 1984]
  		•  Pyrolusite
    MnO
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Pyromorphite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Goodyear, Watson Andrews (1888), Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego, Tulare Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 8: 646; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 372.]
  		•  Pyrope
    Mg
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  'Pyroxene Group'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [American Mineralogist, Volume 69, pages 358-373, 1984]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [American Mineralogist, Volume 69, pages 358-373, 1984]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Rose Quartz
    Description: Occurs in pegmatite.
    Reference: [Stoddard, B.H. (1922), Gems and precious stones Mineral Resources U.S., 1919, part 2: 178; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 316.]
  		•  Rhodonite
    MnSiO
     
    3
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Riebeckite
    [ ][Na
     
    2
    		][Fe
    2+
    3
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Habit: Acicular
    Description: Occurs as clusters of needle-like crystals to ¼ inch (0.62 cm) long along a serpentine contact, in quartz-albite schist.
    Reference: [Durrell, C. (1940a), Metamorphism in the southern Sierra Nevada, northeast of Visalia, California: California Department of Geology Sci. Bulletin: 25: 93; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 70; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 404.]
  		•  Sanbornite
    Ba
     
    2
    		[Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Pabst, Adolf (1978) Zur morphologie des taramellits. Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen: 25: 248; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 464, 466; American Mineralogist (1984): 69: 358-373.]
  		•  Scheelite
    Ca[WO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  'Sericite'
    Reference: [Alfors, John T. (1964), Piemontite from Shadow Lake: California Division Mines & Geology Mineral Information Service: 17: 210; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 289.]
  		•  'Serpentine Group'
    D
     
    2
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		](OH)4 + or - nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Sperrylite
    PtAs
     
    2
    Description: Occurs in gravels.
    Reference: [Sjoberg, J. and Gomes, J.M. (1980) Platinum-group minerals in California alluvial deposits. US Bureau of Mines, Reno Research Center, unpublished manuscript: 15 (figure 1); Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 64.]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [Goodwin, Joseph Grant (1958), Mines and mineral resources of Tulare County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 54: 457-462; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 86.]
  		•  Spinel
    MgAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Colour: Green
    Description: Occurs as granular material in metamorphosed serpentine.
    Reference: [Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 346; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 148.]
  		•  Stibnite
    Sb
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Reference: [Goodwin, Joseph Grant (1958), Mines and mineral resources of Tulare County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, Division of Mines: 54(3): 459; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 131.]
  		•  'Stilbite'
    Reference: [Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 352.]
  		•  Stilpnomelane
    (K,Ca,Na)(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mg,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    8
    		(Si,Al)
     
    12
    		(O,OH)
     
    36
    		 · nH
     
    2
    		O
    Colour: Brown
    Description: Occursas plates in metachert with a pale blue amphibole
    Reference: [Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 353; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 433.]
  		•  Talc
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Titantaramellite
    Ba
     
    4
    		(Ti,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mg)
     
    4
    		(B
     
    2
    		Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    27
    		)O
     
    2
    		Cl
     
    x
    Reference: [Pabst, Adolf (1978) Zur morphologie des taramellits. Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen: 25: 248; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 464, 466.]
  		•  Torbernite
    Cu(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·12H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Goodwin, Joseph Grant (1958), Mines and mineral resources of Tulare County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 54: 454-455; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 82, 330.]
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    AD
     
    3
    		G
     
    6
    		(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		[T
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]Y
     
    3
    		Z
    Reference: [Goodyear, Watson Andrews (1888), Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego, Tulare Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 8: 646; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 372.]
  		•  Tremolite
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Kunz, George Frederick (1905a), Gems, jewelers’ materials, and ornamental stones of California: California Division Mines Bulletin 37, 171 pp.: 53; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 196.]
  		•  Uraninite
    UO
     
    2
    Description: Occurs in a pegmatite.
    Reference: [Goodwin, Joseph Grant (1958), Mines and mineral resources of Tulare County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 54: 455-456; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 187.]
  		•  Vesuvianite
    Ca
     
    10
    		(Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    9
    		O
     
    34
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: []
  		•  Vesuvianite
    var: Californite
    Reference: []
  		•  Walstromite
    BaCa
     
    2
    		[Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Wiluite
    Ca
     
    19
    		(Al,Mg,Fe,Ti)
     
    13
    		(B,Al,[ ])
     
    5
    		Si
     
    18
    		O
     
    68
    		(O,OH)
     
    10
    Reference: [AmMin 84:1466 (1999)]
  		•  Witherite
    BaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [American Mineralogist, Volume 69, pages 358-373, 1984]
  		•  Wolframite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    		)WO
     
    4
     
     
    		to (Mn
    2+
     
    		)WO
     
    4
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Wollastonite
    Ca[SiO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Zoisite
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    3
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Description: Occurs as large masses in a metamorphosed gabbro.
    Reference: [Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 393; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 484.]


    94 entries listed. 70 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
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    • California
      • Tulare Co.
        • California Hot Springs
        • Camp Wishon
          • Lemon Cove area
        • Exeter area
          • Chickencoop Canyon
          • Todds Hill & Chrysoprase Hill
        • Long Valley
        • Mineral King
          • Copper Canyon
        • Moses Rare II Area
        • Redwood Canyon
        • Upper Kern River
          • Rattlesnake Creek area
            • Bald Mountain
          • Drum Valley
        • Woodpecker Rare II Area
        • Yokohl Valley Area

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