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Jonesite from
Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine; Benitoite Gem Mine; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA

Description
Type Locality:	Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine; Benitoite Gem Mine; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA is the type locality for Jonesite
Comments:	Occurs as minute crystals.
Habit:	Radiating aggregates
Colour:	Colorless
Quality of samples:	Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Rarity at site:	Rare
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Wise, W.S & Gill, R.H. (1977): Minerals of the Benitoite Gem mine. The Mineralogical Record 8, 442-452; Wise, W.S. & Pabst, A. (1977): Jonesite a new mineral from the Benitoite Gem mine, San Benito County, California. The Mineralogical Record 8, 453-456; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 472.
Associated minerals:
Associates:	Anatase Benitoite Joaquinite-(Ce) Natrolite
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Jonesite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Dallas Gem Mine (Benitoite Mine; Benitoite Gem Mine; Gem Mine), Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA
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