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Clinozoisite from
Tepustete Ranch, Álamos, Álamos Municipality, Sonora, Mexico


Locality type:Ranch
Classification
Species:Clinozoisite
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Comments:Much of this material was collected in the 1960's to 1970's. The bright pink radial sprays make for visually impressive specimens, and examples are not uncommonly still available from time-to-time in the minerals dealer market. (ROM 4/25/2005)
Habit:radial to fan-like aggregates of prismatic crystals, often frozen in Quartz
Colour:Bright pink to red
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz14 photos of Clinozoisite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Epidote10 photos of Clinozoisite associated with Epidote at this locality.
Andradite8 photos of Clinozoisite associated with Andradite at this locality.
Grossular5 photos of Clinozoisite associated with Grossular at this locality.
Almandine1 photo of Clinozoisite associated with Almandine at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clinozoisite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tepustete Ranch, Álamos, Álamos Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (28 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:306194
Long-form Identifier:1:3:306194:7
GUID (UUID V4):2af8deb5-f2c8-4091-aeb2-4b7c091f6307
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