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Serandite from
California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Serandite
Formula:NaMn22+Si3O8(OH)
Comments:Occurs as the remnants of crystals 1 to 2 mm long on the surface of vein walls.
Colour:Cream-coloured to brownish
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Benitoiteβ“˜4 photos of Serandite associated with Benitoite at this locality.
Joaquinite-(Ce)β“˜1 photo of Serandite associated with Joaquinite-(Ce) at this locality.
Neptuniteβ“˜1 photo of Serandite associated with Neptunite at this locality.
Crossiteβ“˜1 photo of Serandite associated with Crossite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Serandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9961
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9961:5
GUID (UUID V4):c38ab01b-e2e4-44b1-bf9a-4cba8f7f444c
References
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Journal (issue)
Wallowa Co., Oregon Fig. 2. Vesuvianite Mono Co., California 5 corresponding mineral is hedenbergite, CaFeSi2O6...from the Morris Claim, Benton Range, Mono Co., California illustrated in fig. 2. The prisms are striated...Riverside Co., Bruce Canyon, Lemhi Co., Idaho California known collectively as Crestmore. This is a magnesium...Pyrrhotite Geikielite Jensen Quarry, Riverside Co., California Spinel 6 Fig. 5. Titanite and epidote in...Calaveras Co., California Fig. 7. Glaucophane in clinozoisite Valley Ford, Sonoma Co., California 7 Fig
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University Benitoite SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA IN KEEPING WITH the California state theme of this issue...occurrence in spectacular specimens to a single California location. Descriptions of various aspects of...mineral and use as a gemstone (it is the California state gem), and its unique crystallography can be...Professor George Louderback of the University of California soon found the mineral t o be a new species and...type benitoite locality, located in San Benito County, California, is at the southern end of the Diablo
Book (volume)
Director The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art Santa Ana, California + GEMSTONES OF EAST AFRICA by Peter C....Nevada; blue, cushion cut topaz (25.30 ct), Ramona, California; brownish yellow octagonal calcite (21.30 ct)...ct), Ramona, California; deep red cushion cut rhodochrosite (25.56 ct), Sweet Home Mine, Colorado; colorless...Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink kunzite (26.61 ct), Pala, California. NECKLACE...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75
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Director The Bowers Museurn of Cultural Art Santa Ana, California GEMSTONES OF EAST AFRICA by Peter C. Keller...red-orange spessartine garnet ( 16.62 et), Ramona, California; deep red cushion cut rho...Kern Cowny, California; octagonal seep cut violetish pink kunzite (26.61 et), Pala, California. NECKLACE...blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75 diainonds... His works are known to almost every collector, gem cutter, gemologist, and mineralogist. His writings
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The Lomonosov Moscow State University Moscow Russia The Lomonosov Moscow State University Moscow Russia...the authors of this book in the Lomonosov Moscow State University). Preface Contents 1 2 Some General...when milling and pressing. In particular, solid-state ion-exchange reactions are possible between KBr...absorption bands at *3590, 3570, 3520, and 3230 cmβˆ’1 in gem-quality crystals of hydrothermal origin from Zabargad...to differences in Fe concentration and oxidation state, water concentration, symmetry or the presence of
 
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