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Sericite from
Commercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs especially in seams.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Commercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:151307
Long-form Identifier:1:3:151307:3
GUID (UUID V4):4191554a-a7e9-4baa-9747-0305646435a4
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
20.3km (12.6 miles) Cajalco Mine (Cajalco Tin Mine; Cajalco Dumortierite occurrence), El Cerrito, Riverside County, California, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) Temescal Tin Mine (Cajalco Tin Mine; Temescal Mine; Temescal Tin District), El Cerrito, Riverside County, California, USA
65.9km (40.9 miles) Desert Gold claims, Whitewater (White Water), Riverside County, California, USA
70.6km (43.9 miles) Andalusite pegmatite (group I; older pegmatites), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
71.6km (44.5 miles) Marter-White deposit (Velvet White deposit; River plant), Silver Mountain, Oro Grande Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
75.2km (46.7 miles) Red Boulder No. 1 prospect (Unnamed REE-U-Th occurrence [1]), One Hole Spring, Bighorn Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
76.2km (47.3 miles) Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
89.7km (55.7 miles) Ord Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PARAGENESIS OF THE MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE AT CRESTMORE, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA JonN W. Dalv, CaliJornia Institute...Institute oJ Technology, Posadena,California. INTRODUCTION For more than twenty years the Creslmore locality...This interest was first arousedwhen specimensof blue calcite with monticellite and xanthophyllite were...papers have been published on the mineralogy of Crestmore by A. S. Eakle, W. F. Foshag, A. F. Rogers, and...easternlobe of the Jurupa Mountains about three miles west of Riverside, California. The Jurupa Mountains are
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA BULLETIN No STATE ; . .. : DlViSIi BUILDIN 113 COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE...AGRICULTURE DAVIS, CALIFORNIA STATE OF CAUFORNIA DEPABTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GEORGE D. NORDENHOLT, Director...MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA By ADOLF PABST Associate Professor of Mineralogy University of California BERKELEY...BERKELEY CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE GEORGE H. MOORE. State Printer SACRAMENTO. 51440 1938 TABLE...Letter of Transmittal 5 Map 6 Outline o['. California Preface 7 Introduction 11 Native Elements
Journal (issue)
Geological Survey Menlo Park, CA Steven R. Morehead Riverside, CA Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann........ 421 by P. J. Dunn Graphite from Crestmore, California ..........................................alone it is merely a collection of globs of bright blue dots, perhaps like a pointillist painting. This...specimens Natural History Museum o f Los Angeles County C urator (mineralogy): Dr. A nthony R. K am pf...volum e 22, N ovem ber-D ecem ber, 19 Sterling Hill Mining Museum Curators: Robert Hauck Richard Hauck
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA THE GOLDEN BEAR The Golden Bear Nugget of Yankee is NUGGET said to have...found in the mining the nugget Jim, Placer County, California, in 1871 by a small girl in who town kept...are nuggets. The nugget was acquired by the California Federation of Minerologicol Societies insignia...in in the Cali- San Francisco MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA CENTENNIAL VOLUME by JOSEPH (1866-1966) MURDOCH...Ian Campbell and Eleanor M. Learned BULLETIN California Division of Ferry Building, San 189 Mines
Journal (volume)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF MINES FERRY BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO...BRADLEY State Mineralogist JANUARY 1943 No. CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY QUARTERLY CHAPTER...FERRY BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA 21200 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS 1 DIVISION OF MINES...Mines and mineral resources of 7 11 Santa Cruz County, by Henry G. Hubbard 11 Discoveries in the strategic...O'Brien 77 Current mining activity in Plumas County, by C. A. Logan 85 GEOLOGIC BRANCH 88 Current
Report (issue)
] \ I ^,_|^_g|g„gy. MMM STATE OF CALIFORNIA GOODWIN I. KNIGHT, Governor DEPARTMENT OF... Chief BULLETIN December 173 MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA By JOSEPH MURDOCH University of Caliiomia,...ROBERT W. WEBB University of California, Santa Barbara College Goleta, California Price $3.00 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY...Goodwin J. Knight Governor of ihe State of California Dear Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith...JenlCalifornia, Chief of the Division of Mines. Minerals of California is one of the Division's
Journal (issue)
GOLD—1 02. - large crystals $3,500 - Calaveras County, Calif. GOLD on Quartz—$1,400 Crystal Mine, Angels...GOLD—1.4 oz. mass, large crystals $3,200 - Ma­ dera County, Calif. GOLD on Quartz—$2,750 Crystal Mine, Angels...devoted to California minerals and localities. We would particularly like to do the California Issue in...outstanding lecture on “Pocket Pegmatites of Southern California.” This was a most interesting lecture with slides...Newark, Del. 19711 and Richard W. Thomssen, 1077 Riverside Dr., Apt. 64, Reno, Nev. 89503 Introduction The
Book
MINERALS OF CALIFORNlA 299" 257889 PEMBERTON' HOFE CALIFORNIA MINERALS 2995 SEP 1933 OINCO Digitized by...org/details/mineralsofcalifo00pemb MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA - MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA H. Earl Pemberton ~ VAN NOSTRAND...H. Earl, 1907Minerals of California. An updating of: Minerals of California: centennial volume, 1866-1966...index. 1. Mineralogy - California. 2. Mines and mineral resources - California. I. MUidoch, J oseph, 1890Minerals...1890Minerals of California. 11. Title. QE375.C32P45 549.9794 81-15963 ISBN 0-442-274882 AACR2 Preface
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
rubellite, the pink or red variety; indicolite or the blue variety; achroite, the colorless or white variety;...crystals; crystals to a foot or more in length at the quarries near Bedford and Overlook, New York; near Golden...crystal was noted in the Luella mine near Avon, Latah county, Idaho, which measured 3x3x8 feet. Other large...Dakota. A black crystal from Micaville, Randolph county, Alabama, was 10 inches in diameter and from 3...pegmatite of Fremont county, Colorado. ROCKS AND MINERALS Maine, Connecticut, and California are noted for
Catalog/List
on limonile ........... Utah Toelle County, Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine ~ransparent micro crystals on gossen...aluminum silicate ~ Province of Huesca, Estopinian Blue massive in an_cient trap r·ock, resembles lapis...aluminum silicate Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine Sky blue micro xls and coatings on monzonite...Calcium iron cerium aluminum silicate California Los Angeles County, Pacoirna Canyon Large black tabular...basic sulfate of aluminum and potassium Utah .Piute County, Tushar Mountains, Marysvale ----i'>ink crystalline
Book
7 257989 R q549 PEMBERTON, H.E MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA P 2995 IpSl q 49 f 07. 257889 ^ pe B T...org/details/mineralsofcalifoOOpemb MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA H. Earl r i L ] Pemberton ...H. Earl, 1907Minerals of California. An updating of: Minerals of California: 1866-1966 / by Joseph Murdoch...Includes index. 1. Mineralogy -California. 2. Mines and mineral resources- California. I. Murdoch, Joseph, 1890Minerals...1890Minerals of California. II. Title. centennial volume, QE375.C32P45 ISBN 0-442-27488 2 549.9794
Report (issue)
M^iajKaMVMtrVMMIMMVW^- 'Vv s > MINERALS Of CALIFORNIA BULl,ETIN N«, 91 issei0 BY rr: ^ ;wIFORNIA...BULLETIN [November, 1922 No. 91 Minerals of California $ BY ARTHUR S. EAKLE, Ph. D. Professor...Mineralogy, University of California COMPLIMENTS OF ^^^foyd Sc, c/iosty GIST CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE...Stephens, Governor of the State of California, Sacramento, California Sir: I have the honor to transmit...upon the minerals of California. This bulletin records our knowledge of California minerals to date,
Catalog/List
PHOTOGRAPH: _ VANADINITE Apache mine, near Globe, Gila County, Arizona. Sharp hexagonal barrel-shaped crystal..... .......... . Fl. Utah Toelle Co., Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine. .50 2.50 Transparent xls on limonite...Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. -------p;j:fe blue to steel-blue ctrusy crystals on .50 .... . ..... . limonite...calcium hydroxy-silicate. Ca lifornia Riverside County, Crestmore. White prismatic crystalline on merwinite...aluminum silicate. Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine. Sky-blue micro xls and coatings on monzonite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
occur was found in a New Hampshire granite quarry. This quarry, known as the "Redstone Red," is located...in Conway Township at Redstone Station, Carroll County. The minerals of these druses offer considerable...about 25 by 35 miles in extent, mostly in Carroll County, east-central New Hampshire. It has been described...of the vicinity. The "Redstone Red" quarry is located in the hill side which is the south end of a series...GeologicalSurvey. About 800 feet west of the "Redstone Red" quarry is the "Redstone Green" which has been opened in
Catalog/List
Fairfield County, Branchville White xlline with cymatolite, good study ... New Mexico Taos County, near Dixon...Calcium iron cerium aluminum silicate California Los Angeles County, Pacoima Canyon Large black tabular...magnesium iron silicate ACTINOLITE California San Bernardino County, Wrightwood Green prismatic crystalline...BARKEVIKITE A basic silicate of sodium and iron California San Benito River, Gem mine Black prismatic xls...CROSSITE Sodium iron silicate California San Benito County, Gem mine Compact blue-gray mass with natrolite
Book (volume)
..........................................49 California ..............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map ..........................................
Catalog/List
specimen from the Apache mine, near Globe, Gila County, Arizona GLOBES AND ATLASES ...... . 79 Sharp...Mexico Durango. Mapimi, mina Ojuela. 1, �e blue to steel-blue drusy crystals on limonite . .. . .. . ....Hydrous calcium hydroxy-silicate. California Riverside County, Crestmore. White prismatic crystalline on...aluminum silicate. Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine. Sky- blue micro xls and coatings on monzonite...Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine. S.ky-bJue crystals and masses on and in blue shattuckite
Report (issue)
Minerals of California By ARTHUR S. EAKLE, MARCH, Ph.D. 1914 Issued by California State Mining...Hon Hiram W. Johnson, Governor of the State of California. Sir: I have the honor to transmit Bureau...of herewith Bulletin 67 of the State Mining California. This work was made possible at this date through...Bureau. and Mineralogy of the University of California, with this Eakle has given freely of his time...Minerals Distribution by Counties Bibliography on California Minerals Index to Minerals — 197 204 210 220
Book (volume)
..........................................39 California ...............................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...pegmatites and ore-bearing veins. Prior to the California gold rush of 1849, this portion of Alabama experienced...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a bed deposit⎯yellow
Book (volume)
..........................................39 California ...............................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...pegmatites and ore-bearing veins. Prior to the California gold rush of 1849, this portion of Alabama experienced...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a bed deposit⎯yellow
Book
locates the important commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic...interested in collecting minerals, whether for commercial reasons, decorative purposes, or for cabinet...prospectors of the last century. Because of the California Forty-Niners, as well as their predecessors...of salt. Although some great mines of Arizona, California, Idaho, and Nevada may havebeen discovered in...cities, and many of today’s prosperous western county seats began as mining-boom camps. trating sand
Journal (volume)
Archive in 2012 with funding from University of California, Davis Libraries http://archive.org/details...org/details/californiajourna40cali STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF MINES... 40 State Mineralogist JANUARY 1944 No. CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY QUARTERLY CHAPTER...MINERALOGIST'S REPORT XL 33963 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS 1 DIVISION OF MINES EXECUTIVE AND...Geology of Palm Springs-Blythe Strip, Riverside County, California, by William J. Miller Geology of Parts
Report (issue)
fjil* STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BULLETIN 170...Director DIVISION OF MINES Son Francisco STATE OF CALIFORNIA GOODWIN San Francisco J. Ferry Building,...OlAF 170 September 1954 GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RICHARD Edited by H. JAHNS CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS...Norman, Jr. Gordon B. Ookeshott Jerry C. Olson Hill Prepared C. RICHARD B. Jr. J. W. Popenoe...transmit herewith nulletin 170, Geoloejy of Southern California, prepared nnder the direction of Olaf P. Jenkins
Report (issue)
Geological Survey, 1950) Trinity Anemousite County, California. Contributions to Mineral¬ (discredited...1920) NMNH 106112 from the Hillside Mine, Yavapai County, Ari¬ L. G. Berry, 1947. Composition and Optics...Aluminocopiapite Utah NMNH K. J. Murata, Trinity County, California M. C. Bandy, 1938. Utah. J. M. Axelrod...Island Mountain, Mountain, from Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona (L. J. Cabri, 1976) Island Group (F...Mine, near Yucca Station, A&P Railroad, Mohave County, Ai'izona A Basic Copper Sulphate. United States
Book (volume)
Plains state varies from nearly level farmland to hill ridges, increasing steadily in elev. From 1,000’...dikes ranking with those in Maine and Southern California for their production of gems and minerals. The...weighed 90 tons. Also huge crystals of sparkling blue Beryl from the Black Hills pegmatites have measured...of these pegmatites. 437 South Dakota The commercial production of minerals, principally Gold, Silver...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm
 
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