| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Andradite var: Melanite |
| Formula: | Ca3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Perovskite | ⓘ7 photos of Melanite associated with Perovskite at this locality. |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Melanite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 213281 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:213281:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | e2439dd8-e636-42e1-a546-f2fe7ab9624d |
| Nearest other occurrences of Melanite |
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| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘChlorite Schist Knob occurrence, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA |
| 1.2km (0.8 miles) | ⓘSanta Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA |
| 1.7km (1.1 miles) | ⓘBlack Diamond One claim, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA |
| 3.0km (1.8 miles) | ⓘPerovskite Peak (Perovskite Hill; Perovskite Knob; Chlorite Knob; Schist Knob), San Benito Peak (San Benito Mountain), San Benito County, California, USA |
| 7.1km (4.4 miles) | ⓘJunnila Mine (Junnila claim), Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA |
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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 (issue) | | .50 by Jim Brace-Thompson olivine gems on the san carlos apache Indian reservation The Mineralogical...Cross by Robert Beard regular columns Rock & Gem Kids ..............................................this reason, advertisements appearing in Rock & Gem should be considered as requests to inquire, rather...customerservice@beckett.com (800) 764-6278 Rock & Gem (ISSN 0048-8453, USPS 486-290) is published monthly...LLC. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Rock & Gem, c/o Beckett Media, 4635 McEwen Rd., Dallas, TX 75244 |
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