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Unnamed Ti occurrence, Moccasin Creek, Tuolumne Co., California, USA



Detailed Mineral List:
Albite
Formula: NaAlSi3O8
Description: Occurs as filling in interstices of hornblende masses.
Reference: Knopf, Adolf (1929), The Mother Lode system of California: USGS PP 157, 88 pp.: 20; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 484.
'Hornblende'
Description: Occurs aas the principal constituent of a hornblendite as brilliant columns 2 cm long.
Reference: Knopf, Adolf (1929), The Mother Lode system of California: USGS PP 157, 88 pp.: 20; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 402.
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Description: Occurs as a commercial accessory in hornblendite.
Reference: Knopf, Adolf (1929), The Mother Lode system of California: USGS PP 157, 88 pp.: 21; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 473.
Zoisite
Formula: {Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Description: Occurs in Albite in interstices of hornblendite masses.
Reference: Knopf, Adolf (1929), The Mother Lode system of California: USGS PP 157, 88 pp.: 20; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 484.


4 entries listed. 3 valid minerals.
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