Melanterite from
The Geysers, West Mayacmas District, Mayacmas Mts (Mayacamas Mts), Sonoma Co., California, USA

Description
Comments:	Occurs sparingly.
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Rarity at site:	Rare
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Irelan, William, Jr. (1888b), Eighth annual report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 8, 946 pp.: 633; Vonsen, Magnus (1941) Preliminary report on minerals of The Geysers of Sonoma County, California. Mineralogist: 9: 247, 267; Vonsen, Magnus (1946), Minerals at “The Geysers,” Sonoma County, California: California Division Mines Report 42: 291; Dunning, G. S. & Cooper, J. F. (1993): History and minerals of The Geysers Sonoma County, California. Mineralogical Record: 24(5): 339-352.
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Melanterite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view The Geysers, West Mayacmas District, Mayacmas Mts (Mayacamas Mts), Sonoma Co., California, USA

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