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Andalusite from
Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine), White Mountain, Laws, White Mts, Inyo Co., California, USA

Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine), White Mountain, Laws, White Mts, Inyo Co., California, USA

Description
Comments:	Crystals form columnar masses; prismatic crystals to 10 cm long.
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	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: 1007; Wise, W. S. (1977): Mineralogy of the Champion mine White Mountains, California. Mineralogical Record 8, 478-486; Knopf, Adolf (1917b), An andalusite mass in the Precambrian of the Inyo Range, California: Washington Academy of Science Journal: 7: 549-552; Peck, Albert B. (1924), Note on andalusite from California: a new use and some thermal properties: American Mineralogist: 9: 123-129; […California Mining Bureau. Report 20: 149-154 (1924)]; Jeffery, Joseph Arthur & Charles D. Woodhouse (1931), Note on a deposit of andalusite in Mono County, California: its occurrence and technical importance: California Mining Bureau. Report 27: 459-464; Kerr, Paul Francis (1932), Occurrence of andalusite and related minerals at White Mountain, California: Economic Geology: 27: 621; Woodhouse, C.D. (1951), The Mono County andalusite mine: Rocks & Minerals: 34: 486-493; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 450.
Associated minerals:
Associates:	Corundum Diaspore Fluorite Pyrophyllite Rutile Sulphur Titanite Topaz Woodhouseite
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Andalusite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine), White Mountain, Laws, White Mts, Inyo Co., California, USA
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