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Astrophyllite from
Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA


Locality type:Pass
Classification
Species:Astrophyllite
Formula:K2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Habit:hairlike groups, broad single blades, and radial groups to 1.5" long
Colour:Bronze
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:BastnÀsite-(Ce)
Okanoganite-(Y)
Quartz
Wulfenite
Zektzerite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartzⓘ14 photos of Astrophyllite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Albiteⓘ9 photos of Astrophyllite associated with Albite at this locality.
Zektzeriteⓘ6 photos of Astrophyllite associated with Zektzerite at this locality.
Arfvedsoniteⓘ6 photos of Astrophyllite associated with Arfvedsonite at this locality.
Microclineⓘ3 photos of Astrophyllite associated with Microcline at this locality.
Aegirineⓘ3 photos of Astrophyllite associated with Aegirine at this locality.
Gagarinite-(Y)ⓘ3 photos of Astrophyllite associated with Gagarinite-(Y) at this locality.
Löllingiteⓘ2 photos of Astrophyllite associated with Löllingite at this locality.
Orthoclaseⓘ2 photos of Astrophyllite associated with Orthoclase at this locality.
Riebeckiteⓘ1 photo of Astrophyllite associated with Riebeckite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Astrophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:46391
Long-form Identifier:1:3:46391:7
GUID (UUID V4):8d407eaf-3b09-4b58-bf4f-fe194ad1a73e
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
. . . .VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON November 5, 2011 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Clark County P. U. D. Building 1200...1200 Fort Vancouver Way Vancouver, Washington Schedule for the day; 9:00 am 9:30 am Doors open at the...emphasis this time will be on the minerals from Washington Pass, bring a selection of what you have collected...Plain Blvd. discussion of minerals from the Golden Horn. We need to know what minerals are present and...information should be recorded to sort things out. Washington 4:00 pm End of meeting and clean up. Please stay
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
species. Minerals of the Golden Horn Batholith OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON 450 ROCKS & MINERALS T...the southeastern portion of the Golden Horn Granite at Washington Pass, 150 miles northeast of Seattle...collectors exploring the very rugged country around Washington Pass. As they looked closer at the miarolitic cavities...describes those species occurring within the Golden Horn batholith that interest the mineral collector. G e...S l e e p y Hollow R o a d L a k e Stevens, Washington 98258 All p h o t o s by K e n B e c k e r a
Report (issue)
0398(11) Z=3 X-ray Powder Pattern: Golden Horn batholith, Washington, USA. 2.970 (100), 2.939 (95), 2.926...3.24 2.74 11.15 4.69 97.37 (1) Golden Horn batholith, Washington, USA; by electron microprobe, B by spectrophotometer...zektzerite, astrophyllite. Distribution: From the Golden Horn batholith, near Washington Pass, Okanogan Co.,... Washington, USA. Name: For Okanogan Co., Washington, USA, and the yttrium content. Type Material: National...National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA; 142512-142514. References: (1) Boggs, R. (1980)
Journal (issue)
. . . .VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON November 10, 2012 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Clark County P. U. D. Building 1200...1200 Fort Vancouver Way Vancouver, Washington Schedule for the day; 9:00 am 9:30 am Doors open at the...will be talking about recent collecting at Washington Pass. 12:00 noon Lunch potluck: Club provides sandwich...in the research on Washington Pass minerals. 5:00 pm Dinner will be at the County Buffet in Vancouver...PUD Park Mill Plain Blvd. Ft. Vancouver Way Washington Interstate Bridge Oregon Columbia River 2
Journal (issue)
. . . . . .VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON May 5, 2012 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Clark County P. U. D. Building 1200...1200 Fort Vancouver Way Vancouver, Washington Time once again to spend the day together. We will be talking...talking more about the minerals from the Golden Horn. Please read the President’s Message on the next page...am: Program on Known Minerals from the Golden Horn Batholith by Rudy Tschernich I5 Noon: Pot Luck Lunch:...1:00 pm: Program Unknown Minerals from the Golden Horn Batholith by Randy Becker 2-4:30 pm: study minerals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
borofluorosilicate from the Golden Hom batholitb OkanoganCounty, Washington Russnrr C. Boccs Departmentof...granite phaseof the Golden Horn batholith, near Washington Pass,Okanogan County, $y'ashington.It occurs...Eocene Golden Hom batholith crops out over 310 km' in the northern CascadeMountains in Okanogan, Chelan...\{65hington (Stull, 1969). Miarolitic cavities in the batholith contain a number of rare and unusual minerals...el al., 1977), and okanoganite, named for Okanogan County. The mineral and the name were approved by
Report (issue)
X-ray Powder Pattern: Liberty Bell Mountain, Washington, USA. 5.231 (100), 3.013 (30), 3.137 (20), 5.993...13.07 100.00 (1{2) Liberty Bell Mountain, Washington, USA; by electron microprobe, H2 O by diŸerence...alaskitic border granite of a batholith (Liberty Bell Mountain, Washington, USA); in miarolitic cavities in...zircon, malachite (Liberty Bell Mountain, Washington, USA); nenadkevichite, rhodochrosite, polylithionite...polylithionite, °uorite, aegirine, astrophyllite, eudialyte, microcline, mangan-neptunite, pyrite (near Saint-Amable
Journal (volume)
the list I know of a case where a Rockhound in the USA is now swopping with a Rockhound in Germany as a...MINERALS FROM MIAROLITIC CAVITIES IN THE GOLDEN HORN BATHOLITH, WASHINGTON STATE, U.S.A. by Hugh Heron Introduction:...below. The Locality: The geology of a portion of Washington State has been a topic of worldwide interest...B.C. when Mt Mazama, to the east of the Golden Hom Batholith, erupted some 42 cubic kilometres of ejecta...kilometre of Mt St Helens in May, 1980). The Golden Hom Batholith is situated in the rugged and mountainous
Journal (volume)
on some Microminerals from the Ohio pit, Baraga County, Michigan Al Falster 920 McIntosh Wausau, Wl 54401...54401 I I r i The Ohio pit in Baraga County, Michigan, is an old open-pit iron mine. In vugs and cavities...above). Goethite appears as delicate sprays of golden colored to brown acicular crystals. The contrast...ZEALAND, USA & MEXICO Write for free list. Dealer prices available GRRVSON LRPIDRRV 5135 Washington Street...592-0902 \ 3651 E. Marginal Way S. Seattle, Washington 98134 (206) 623-6876 /. Carl Faddis — Isidoro
Journal (issue)
. . . . . .VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON May 4, 2013 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Clark County P. U. D. Building 1200...1200 Fort Vancouver Way Vancouver, Washington Schedule for the day; 9:00 am 9:30 am Doors open at the PUD...Park Ft. Vancouver Way from the Golden Horn by Rudy Tschernich Washington 4:00 pm End of meeting and clean...has been done on the minerals from the Golden Horn Batholith, some of which is found in the papers in...programs at this meeting: Research on the Golden Horn Batholith by Rudy Tschernich. Be sure to come to find
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
80309, USA Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA Inst...Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA Yakima, Washington 98908, USA [Received 23 February...peralkaline granite of the Golden Horn batholith, Okanogan County, Washington State, USA, in comparison with...Cloud pegmatite in the Pikes Peak batholith, Colorado, USA. The Golden Horn thalénite-(Y) occurs as late-stage...in White Cloud thalénite-(Y), in contrast to Golden Horn thalénite-(Y) with a slight depletion of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
arfvedsonite-bearing granite from the Golden Horn batholith near Washington Pass, Okanogan County, U.S.A. Associated minerals...zircon, arfvedsonite, bastnaesite, zektzerite, astrophyllite, a pale green mica, and an unidentified Ca-REE...borofluorosilicate from the Golden Horn batholith, Okanogan County, Washington. American Mineralogist, 65...33, 41–115. Mineralogical Society of America, Washington, D.C. Oberti, R., Ottolini, L., Della Ventura
Report (issue)
164(2) Z=8 X-ray Powder Pattern: Washington Pass, Washington, USA. 4.850 (100), 3.145 (85), 7.190 (78)...0.75 21.84 0.50 2.8 5.9 100.0 (1) Washington Pass, Washington, USA; by electron microprobe, Li by °ame...Occurrence: USA). Rarely in miarolitic cavities in a riebeckite granite (Washington Pass, Washington, Association:...riebeckite, astrophyllite, zircon, elpidite. Distribution: From Kangaroo Ridge, near Washington Pass, Okanogan...Okanogan Co., Washington, USA. In the Dara-i-Pioz massif, Alai Range, Tien Shan, Ta jikistan. Name: study
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
km x 20 km in the southern part of the Vestfold County, between the Langesundsfjord in the west and T0nsberg...mineral from the Golden Horn batholith, near Washington Pass in Okanogan County, Washington, USA, by Dunn et...with microcline, quartz, riebeckite, zircon, astrophyllite, elpidite and aegirine (Dunn et al. 1977). The
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
DAMERON 1609 N W Seventy-ninth Circle, Vancouver, Washington 98665 T he national organization of Friends...2004 symposium, 24-26 September, in Longview, Washington (just north of Portland, Oregon), featuring Minerals...activity: the annual cleanup of scenic Washington Pass in the Okanogan National Forest just east of North...the type locality, as well as arfvedsonite, astrophyllite, smoky quartz, zircon, and other minerals. The...4) devoted entirely to Washington minerals and fossils, including the “Washington Mineral Locality Index:’
Catalog/List
tufts ACTINOLITE: Bull Run Quarry, Loudon County, Virginia, USA. sprays and tufts ACTINOLITE,variety AMIANTHUS:Steintal...ACTINOLITE,variety BYSSOLITE: French Creek, Pennsylvania, USA. sprays and tufts ACTINOLITE SMARAGDITE:Micciano...crystals ADAMITE,variety CUPROAN:Gold Hill, Utah, USA. crystals AEGERINE: Kola Peninsula, USSR. crystal...AFWILLITE: Crestffiore Quarry, Riverside, California, USA. massive AGRELLITE: KipawQ River, Villodieu Township...ALABANDITE:Tombstone. Arizona, USA. massive ALBERTITE(HYDROC,\RBONl: Prince Albert County. Nova Scotia, massive
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
professor in 1964. She subsequently taught at Western Washington State College in Bellingham from 1966—becoming...Manhattan and profes­ sor emerita at Western Washington (which had by then changed its name from State...Internationale pour PEtude des Argiles. While at Western Washington University she was ac- Figure 2: SEM photomicro­...Patricia Combs, administrative assistant, West­ ern Washington University, and Prof. James R . Under­ wood,...immi­ grated with his family to the state of Washington. I n 1943 he married Edith Mae Ollom, who was
Journal (issue)
. . . . . .VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON May 2, 2009 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Clark County P. U. D. Building 1200...1200 Fort Vancouver Way Vancouver, Washington Come celebrate spring talking about your favorite minerals...Mill Plain Blvd. PUD Park Ft. Vancouver Way Washington Interstate Bridge Oregon Columbia River 2...be greatly missed. Bob was born in Bellingham, Washington in 1939 and was raised in the Tacoma/Puyallup...Museum (MTMM) at Montana Tech. Analcime Carbon County: Sedimentary rocks, various locations - Frontier
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
hingganite-(Y), Nb-Ta-Y oxides, niobophyllite-astrophyllite, REE-carbonates, several Na-Be-Zr-silicates...now found only at two localities (Washington Pass, Washington, USA, (Dunn et al. 1977) and Dara-I-Pioz
Catalog/List
Old No. l Headfnme. Whi ■ key Hlll Mine, Tuohnne County, CaUfomla (r■-,u. .SV‱t- tor cr11‱t‱J lJaed gold...Heldref Publications, 4000 Albemarle Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016. "The Complete Guide to Micromounts"...feldspar. 784 ADAMITE, Moha\'.1k Mine, San Bernardino County, r.alifornia. Group o f colorless to light green...785 ADAMITE (CUPRIAN),MohawkMine, San Bernardino County, California. Nicely spaced transparent jade green...matrix. 910 AEGIRif\E,near Larvik, Norway. Green to golden brown acicular crystals on analcime. 508 AESCHYNITE
Book
Mitchell nnd Platt, 1984, Fig. 1 ) . 3 TOMBSTONE BATHOLITH AND SPOTTED FAWN CREEK 64° 25 'N; 138°41'W Fig...(Northwest Terri tories, Yukon) The Tombstone Batholith compri ses two approxim ately ci rcular i ntrusions...been emplaced along the southern margin of the batholith at Spotted Fawn Creek, where i t forms a dyke-like...amp h i bole and b i o t i te from the Tombston Batholith gave 80 ± 13 and 9 1 _5 Ma (Temple­ man-Kluit...on riebeckite and is locally associated with astrophyllite. The contact with the Thor Lake syenite i s
Journal (issue)
Department of Mineral Sciences Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560 quality display specimens, presented...(William Walter Jefferis, 1820-1906), Roebling (Washington A. Roebling, 1837-1926), English (George Letchworth...Tuolumne County; 3.18 cm (36) Tuolumne County; 2.54 cm, 1.9 cm (39) Seaton mine, Amador County; 12.07 cm...Dorado County; 1.5 cm (55) Grit mine, El Dorado County; 8.26 cm (60) Grit mine, El Dorado County; 4.76...Dorado County; 4.29 cm (62) Grit mine, El Dorado County; 2.22 cm (63) Grit mine, El Dorado County; 2.54
Book (edition)
abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture), dept...always included in text, except in the cases of the USA, UK, and the provinces Ontario and Quebec in Canada...Uintah County. Utah. and m (2.B. acanthite group). Monoclinic, C2/m, a,b,c Rio Blanco County. Colorado...crystals in talc near Wenatchee Lake, Chelan co., Washington, also at Sulzer, Prince of Wales Is., Alaska...Plat., Malawi, G 10 17 River Formation in Uintah County, Utah. Deer et al., v. 2A,483, 1997. Aenigmatite
Journal (issue)
Beech Creek Quarry, Mount Vernon, Grant Co., Oregon, USA. Photo by Doug Merson BULLETIN of FRIENDS OF MINERALOGY...Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, King County, Washington” in volume 91, no. 6 by Rick Dillhoff and...award was made to the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D. C. for their display of “Minerals of the...Mineralogy Business Meeting Minutes February 11, 2017 Golden Corral Buffet, 4380 E 22nd St, Tucson, AZ Meeting...Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. Vice President Jacobson discussed the best
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written content Paul E. Desautels Washington, DC Pete J. Dunn Washington, DC Peter G. Embrey British Museum...uncommon lithium-mica from Coyote Peak, Humboldt County, California .....................................tour of the mineral facilities at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History (where Tony is curator)...is not allowed. GEOLOGY The quarry lies in Washington County between the Cincinnati Arch to the east and...the Illinois Basin to the west. The rocks of the county are generally dipping to the west-southwest toward
 
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