Clinozoisite from
Commercial quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA

Description
Comments:	Occurred sparingly at station 12 as well-developed crystals up to 15 mm long in divergent groups in a feldspatic pegmatite cutting the garnet rock. Also occurs in a microscopically-banded pattern intergrown with thulite from above stations 8 and 10.
Habit:	Slightly striated parallel to elongation (b).
Colour:	Pale brownish green
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Woodford, A.O., Crippen, R.A., and Garner, K.B. (1941) Section Across Commercial Quarry, Crestmore, California. American Mineralogist: 26: 352-381.
Associated minerals:
Associates:	Thulite
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Clinozoisite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Commercial quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA

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