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Ettringite from
Commercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Ettringite
Formula:Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Comments:Occurs as a vein filling in massive contact rock. Observed to be overgrown with a parallel-oriented coating of thaumasite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Thaumasite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calciteⓘ3 photos of Ettringite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Afwilliteⓘ3 photos of Ettringite associated with Afwillite at this locality.
Gypsumⓘ3 photos of Ettringite associated with Gypsum at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ettringite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Commercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37922
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37922:9
GUID (UUID V4):f0d29f47-ef2c-4a32-8283-0b005146cd7e
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
AMERICA MARCH_APRIL, 1961 Nos. 3 and 4 (Part 1) CRESTMORE, PAST AND PRESENT* Josoeu Munooctt, Unirersity...Unirersity of Californio at Los Angeles,Los Angeles,California. When it came to be my turn, as retiring presidentof...seemed quite natural to turn for my subject to Crestmore,since I have been in close touch with this remarkable...this locality, which is a little west of Riverside, California, and only about sixty miles from my headquartersat...when I encountereda small group of visitors to the quarry, among whom was a youngster of boy scout age, who
Report (Issue volume)
LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS GtULlAil pplement 2 to INERALS OF CALIFORNIA r 1958 through 1961...1961 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS SEP 1 5 1PM Ui=JKAKY STATE OF CALIFORNIA THE RESOURCES AGENCY...MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA For 1958 Through 1961' By JOSEPH MulbodH ^%^j; \> University of California, Los... Angele0 And ROBERT W. WE^B ^ Supplement 2 California Division of Mines Ferry Building, LIBRARY UNIVERSITY...Francisco, 1964 of' .STATE )5#MUND ^^^ OF CALIFORNIA G. BROWN, Governor PIhe resources agency FISJHER/
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Institution Washington, DC 20013 pohwatp@si.edu Ettringite N’Chwaning II Mine, Northern Cape Province Republic...various minerals that have natural counterparts; ettringite in fine needles is among the first of these minerals...cement gradually sets, hardens, and cures, the ettringite is gradually transformed into other calcium minerals...which reacts with gypsum and water to produce ettringite with another increase in volume. These reactions...of Portland cement, I was amazed to learn that ettringite, a mineral I have come to associate with aesthetic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1963 ORIENTEDOVERGROWTHS OF' I'HAUMASITEON ETTRINGITE A. B. CenpBxrr,x, Department oJ Geology,Un'iaersity...occurrenceof ettringite in spurrite-merwinite-gehleniteskarn at the 910 level of the Commercial quarry, Crestmore...Crestmore, California, has recentiy been describedby Murdoch and Chalmers (1960). Additional specimensof...l"tc. 1. Oriented overgrouth of thaumasite on ettringite' The mineral grain is immersed in an oil rvith...o':currencedescribedby Murdoch and Chalmers the ettringite is present as clear colorlesscrystals up to 1
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA THE GOLDEN BEAR The Golden Bear Nugget of Yankee is NUGGET said to have...found in the mining the nugget Jim, Placer County, California, in 1871 by a small girl in who town kept...are nuggets. The nugget was acquired by the California Federation of Minerologicol Societies insignia...in in the Cali- San Francisco MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA CENTENNIAL VOLUME by JOSEPH (1866-1966) MURDOCH...Ian Campbell and Eleanor M. Learned BULLETIN California Division of Ferry Building, San 189 Mines
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at Boron, California. Both Fred Divoto and Ruth Kirkby, dedicated collectors of Crestmore minerals, have...or emerald meant any hard and gemmy stone of red, blue, or green color. This passion for color in mineral... Thus, a blue light might produce a red fluorescence, but a red light cannot produce a blue fluorescence...ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRUM Scheelite fluoresces bright blue only under short wave ultraviolet light, and ruby...spectacular example of this, fluorescing bright blue under short wave, bright pink under long wave. Other
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at Boron, California. Both Fred Divoto and Ruth Kirkby, dedicated collectors of Crestmore minerals, have...or emerald meant any hard and gemmy stone of red, blue, or green color. This passion for color in mineral... Thus, a blue light might produce a red fluorescence, but a red light cannot produce a blue fluorescence...ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRUM Scheelite fluoresces bright blue only under short wave ultraviolet light, and ruby...spectacular example of this, fluorescing bright blue under short wave, bright pink under long wave. Other
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
45, NOVEMBER-DECEMBER' 1960 CALIFORNIA CRESTMORE, FRO1VI ETTRINGITE ("WOODFORDITE'') oJ Joseen Munoocu...Llniaersity (Jni'aersity Scotland" Aberd'een, of California, Los Angeles, and, Iw:rnooucrroN AND OccunnBxcB...In the processof studying minerals from Crestmore,California, A' O' woodford and his associates,woodford...propertieswere found to be very closeto thoseof ettringite (from publisheddescriptions), but r-ray study...the unit cell to have twice the dimension of ettringite in the oo direction. A chemicalanalysis also
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MINERALS OF CALIFORNlA 299" 257889 PEMBERTON' HOFE CALIFORNIA MINERALS 2995 SEP 1933 OINCO Digitized by...org/details/mineralsofcalifo00pemb MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA - MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA H. Earl Pemberton ~ VAN NOSTRAND...H. Earl, 1907Minerals of California. An updating of: Minerals of California: centennial volume, 1866-1966...index. 1. Mineralogy - California. 2. Mines and mineral resources - California. I. MUidoch, J oseph, 1890Minerals...1890Minerals of California. 11. Title. QE375.C32P45 549.9794 81-15963 ISBN 0-442-274882 AACR2 Preface
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7 257989 R q549 PEMBERTON, H.E MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA P 2995 IpSl q 49 f 07. 257889 ^ pe B T...org/details/mineralsofcalifoOOpemb MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA H. Earl r i L ] Pemberton ...H. Earl, 1907Minerals of California. An updating of: Minerals of California: 1866-1966 / by Joseph Murdoch...Includes index. 1. Mineralogy -California. 2. Mines and mineral resources- California. I. Murdoch, Joseph, 1890Minerals...1890Minerals of California. II. Title. centennial volume, QE375.C32P45 ISBN 0-442-27488 2 549.9794
Journal (issue)
GOLD—1 02. - large crystals $3,500 - Calaveras County, Calif. GOLD on Quartz—$1,400 Crystal Mine, Angels...GOLD—1.4 oz. mass, large crystals $3,200 - Ma­ dera County, Calif. GOLD on Quartz—$2,750 Crystal Mine, Angels...devoted to California minerals and localities. We would particularly like to do the California Issue in...outstanding lecture on “Pocket Pegmatites of Southern California.” This was a most interesting lecture with slides...Newark, Del. 19711 and Richard W. Thomssen, 1077 Riverside Dr., Apt. 64, Reno, Nev. 89503 Introduction The
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
NEWS ReronnNcns BaNNrsrnn, F. A. (1936) Ettringite from Scawt Hill, Co. Antrim, Miner. Mog ,24,324 Wooolono...tnnan, K. B. (1941) Section across Commercial quarry, Crestmore, California, Am. Miner aI., 26, 351-381. Wooolonr...Wooolonr, A. O (1943) Crestmore Minerals, Calil. Diuis. Mi,nes Report,39,333-365. Swrrznn, G. exo Btrav...Btrav, E. H. (1953) Afwillite from Crestmore, California, Aw. Mineral., 38,629-633. Wnr.rN, E. (1957) Crystal...(1958) Woodfordite, a new mineral from Crestmore, California, abstr. Geol.Soc. Am. BulI.,69, l62V2l.
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luminescence. For example, fluorite may fluoresce white, blue, green, yellow, orange, or red, each color due to...fluorescing minerals. The field—mine, mine dump, or quarry—can be richly rewarding in its production of...present. For example, fluorite may fluoresce white, blue, green, yellow, orange, or red; each color is due...Balmat, New York; and Howard Brown of Lucerne Valley, California. Emanuel Fritch of the Gemological Institute...the AutoCAD program. Helen Brumbaugh of the Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Library managed to obtain a seemingly
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luminescence. For example, fluorite may fluoresce white, blue, green, yellow, orange. or red, each color due to...fluorescing minerals. The field—mine, mine dump, or quarry—can be richly rewarding in its production of...present. For example, fluorite may fluoresce white, blue, green, yellow, orange, or red; each color is due...Balmat, New York; and Howard Brown of Lucerne Valley, California. Emanuel Fritch of the Gemological Institute... AutoCAD program. Helen Brumbaugh of the Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Library managed to obtain a seemingly
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radiating structure. Opposite: gold on quartz from California. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 7 THE MINERAL KINGDOM...Freiberg, E. Germany; Pribram, Czechoslovakia; Broken Hill, New South Wales; Chanarcillo, Atacama, Chile; and...states of Guanajuato and Chihuahua, Mexico. In the USA silver occurs at Keweenaw, Michigan, in association...Cornwall; at Wallaroo, South Australia and Broken Hill, New South Wales. Found in sandstone at Corocoro...Corocoro, Bolivia, and at Cananea, Mexico. In the USA copper is found in abundance in the Keweenaw area of north
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..........................................49 California ..............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map ..........................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CneluBns. Woodfordite, a new mineral from Crestmore, California. BuIl. Geol,.Soc.Am.,69,p. 1620-1621 (1958)...occurs at the 910 ft. level of the Commercial Quarry, Crestmore, California, associated with afwillite and...properties to ettringite. The compositions may be compared: 466 NEW MINERAL NAMES Ettringite-Ca6Alr(SO4)
Journal (issue)
R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University...Urals, Soviet Union; the Morefield mine, Amelia County, Virginia; and the Anjanabonoina pegmatite in Madagascar...abun­ dant muscovite, amazonite, phenakite, pale blue beryl, and green and pink fluorite. A large adit... The chapada is situated between the Paramirim Valley lowlands in the West and the Itaberada plain in...(36.5 km) and descending to the Riacho Taipara Valley upstream to Paramirim das Crioulas (50 km, at an
Journal (issue)
Cassedanne Mineralogy of the Kalkar quarry, Santa Cruz, California......................................R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...postpaid (add $1 for Tar Pit finish, 6% tax for California residents). Fve seen their work and it is excellent...The “Sea Horse* gold nugget, 17 cm tall, from California. Sams collection; Van Pelt photo. Figure 4....295 / 44 This is New England” DEALERS: Apple Valley Minerals Ltd. M. Phantom Minerals Nutmeg Minerals
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..........................................39 California ...............................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...pegmatites and ore-bearing veins. Prior to the California gold rush of 1849, this portion of Alabama experienced...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a bed deposit⎯yellow
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..........................................39 California ...............................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...pegmatites and ore-bearing veins. Prior to the California gold rush of 1849, this portion of Alabama experienced...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a bed deposit⎯yellow
Book (edition)
Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...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...Rare-with scorodite in U-bearing lignite in the Caves Hill and Slim Buttes areas, both Harding Co .. South
Journal (issue)
R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...Unfortunately, the few benefits to mineralogy from such commercial activity are compromised by the fragmentation... the present wanton fragmentation by today’s commercial dealers and collectors is a genuine disservice...photographers achieve wider exposure. Republication for commercial purposes is also negotiable but may involve royalties...Moun­ tain Pass. South from here it is all down hill to Silverton. Backtracking about 600 meters (2000
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
so abundantly present as to ruin the slate for commercial purposes; microscopic rutile is also a commonly...minerals found in Ver­ mont slate. Figure 2. Slate quarry, Poultney; photo by Roger Bacon. The granite industry...decorator tiles. The Belvidere Mountain quarry, Low­ ell (Orleans County) is the most signifi­ cant locality...producers. The nearby hamlet of Eden Mills (Lamoille County) is the commonly given but incorrect name for the...the locality; it is near­ er to the quarry than the village of Lowell and is the last set­ tlement seen
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Plains state varies from nearly level farmland to hill ridges, increasing steadily in elev. From 1,000’...dikes ranking with those in Maine and Southern California for their production of gems and minerals. The...weighed 90 tons. Also huge crystals of sparkling blue Beryl from the Black Hills pegmatites have measured...of these pegmatites. 437 South Dakota The commercial production of minerals, principally Gold, Silver...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm
 
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