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Lawsonite from
Angel Island, Angel Island State Park, Marin County, California, USA


Locality type:Island
Classification
Species:Lawsonite
Formula:CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Comments:Occurs as a constituent of metagraywackes.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lawsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Angel Island, Angel Island State Park, Marin County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:648104
Long-form Identifier:1:3:648104:9
GUID (UUID V4):d6a65e3a-0586-444f-83f3-eb6141e7d87c
Nearest other occurrences of Lawsonite
3.4km (2.1 miles) Reed Station, Tiburon Uplands Nature Preserve, Tiburon Peninsula, Marin County, California, USA
66.5km (41.3 miles) Valley Ford, Sonoma County, California, USA
77.7km (48.3 miles) Camp Meeker, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA
81.3km (50.5 miles) Hillsdale Mine (Chaboya-Hillsdale Mine; San Juan Bautista Mine; San Juan Mine; San Juan Quicksilver Mine; Sheboya Mine; Chapman Mine; Oak Hill Mine), Oak Hill, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
84.1km (52.2 miles) Smith Creek, Alum Rock, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
85.9km (53.4 miles) Unnamed Lawsonite occurrence [1], Eylar Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
86.5km (53.8 miles) Guerneville, Guerneville Mining District, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA
96.0km (59.6 miles) Ward Creek [2], Cazadero, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA
98.6km (61.2 miles) Buckeye Mine (Buckeye Mines; Wright Mine), Mount Oso, Ladd-Buckeye Mining District, Stanislaus County, California, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
Geology of the San Francisco North Qu^lrangle, California GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL Public inquiry...GEOLOGY OF THE SAN FRANCISCO NORTH QUADRANGLE, CALIFORNIA 1 San Francisco Bay area aerial view east,... Geology of the San Francisco North Quadrangle, California By JULIUS SCHLOCKER GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...part of the City of San Francisco and southern Marin County, Calif., including a description of the Franciscan.................... 25 Marin Peninsula ................................ 25 Angel and Alcatraz Islands and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, CA, USA b Department of Earth and Planetary...and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, CA, USA; bDepartment of Earth and Planetary...complexes, such as the Franciscan Complex of California, include tectonic contacts that represent exhumed...between the blueschist facies metagreywacke of the Angel Island nappe above and the prehnite-pumpellyite facies...the top of the mélange, and the base of the Angel Island nappe displays an inverted metamorphic gradient
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
COAST RANGES OF CALIFORNIA.' THE blue amphibole or glaucophane schists of the California Coast Ranges,...and Sedimentary Rocks of the Coast Ranges of California," H. W. TURNER,JOUR. GEOL.,Vol. VI, p. 488 etseq...etseq.; "The Geology of Mount Diablo, California," H. W. TURNER,Bull. Geol. Soc. Am., Vol. II, p. 385...pre-Cretaceous Age of the Metamorphic Rocks of the California Coast Ranges," H. W. FAIRBANKS,Am. Geol., Vol...Farther Study of the pre-Cretaceous Rocks of the California Coast Ranges," H. W. FAIRBANKS, Am. Geol., Vol
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Accepted Manuscript The Franciscan Complex (California, USA) – The model case for return-flow in a subduction...Alexander Krohe , The Franciscan Complex (California, USA) – The model case for return-flow in a subduction...FOCUS’ Review paper The Franciscan Complex (California, USA) – the model case for return- PT flow in...high-P NU mélanges would reflect the structural state at depth of the SC. On the basis of the predictions...Franciscan subduction channel 5. 2 Matrix 5.3. Catalina Island 6. Syn-high-P deformation 7. Post high-P tectonic
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Santa Rosa, CA, USA; bDepartment of Geology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA ABSTRACT ARTICLE...ARTICLE HISTORY The Franciscan Complex of California is better understood now than in 1972, when Berkland...mass comprising the supramantle basement of the California-Southern Oregon Coast Ranges exposed east of...collision-generated orogens. The Franciscan Complex of California (USA) is now considered by many to be the archetypical...Institute, 3327 Cypress Way, Santa Rosa, CA 95405, USA Downloaded by [University of Florida] at 06:42
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
JADEITE-BEARING METAGRAYWACKES IN CALIFORNIA T. W. Broxnw, DepartmentoJ Geology,Princeton, New Jersey...Jersey. Ansrucr At several localities in California jadeite-bearing rocks have developed from the metamorphism...temperature. The presence of glaucophane and lawsonite in the jadeite-bearing rocks shows that these...rocks of this nature may occur in other parts of California but have hitherto escaped notice because of their...graywacke. IxtnonucrroN Occurrencesof jadeite in California have previously been confined to small exposuresin
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024 Mineral Parageneses in Franciscan...Franciscan Metamorphic Rocks, Panoche Pass, California Abstract: Approximately 33 square miles of Franciscan...Panoche Pass in the Diablo Range of the central California Coast Ranges were mapped at an initial scale...albite + actinolite + chlorite to form crossite + lawsonite; greenstones contain calcite, mafic glaucophane...containing accessory lawsonite + calcile or aragomte, to jadeitic pyroxene + lawsonite metagraywackes carrying
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
District, San Benito County, California1 U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, U.S.A. by R. G...pressures. 210 R. G. COLEMAN—JADEITE DEPOSITS, CALIFORNIA metagraywackes described in recent papers by...metagraywackes composed essentially of quartz-lawsonite-jadeitic pyroxene-glaucophane. Jadeite from Clear...wide, situated within the New Idria District, California (Fig. 1). This District is located in the southern...southern extension of the Diablo Range of the California Coast Ranges. The regional geology has been described
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
eclogites from glaucophane schist terrains in California and New Caledonia now permit comparisons among...glaucophane schists and associated eclogites in California (Coleman and Lee, 1962; 1963; Lee and others...have participated in field conferences on the California eclogites and glaucophane schists. ECLOGITE NOMENCLATURE...Tilley, 1936; Switzer, 1945; Subramaniam, 1956; Angel, 1957; O'Hara, 1960; Yoder and Tilley, 1962; Nixon...metamorphic rocks the glaucophane schist facies of California and New Caledonia were selected for this study
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
This article was downloaded by: [North Dakota State University] On: 09 October 2014, At: 16:59 Publisher:...Metamorphic Rocks of the Franciscan Complex, California: Revisiting the Timing of Metamorphism of the...John Wakabayashi & Trevor A. Dumitru a b California State University, Fresno b Stanford University...Metamorphic Rocks of the Franciscan Complex, California: Revisiting the Timing of Metamorphism of the...forbidden. Terms & Downloaded by [North Dakota State University] at 16:59 09 October 2014 Conditions
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
considerable pressure for its formation, as does lawsonite. I n this case the names blueschist facies and...greenschist facies are superfluous, while the n a m e s lawsonite-glaueophane facies or glaucophanelawsonite-schist...glaueophane-schist facies in c o m b i n a t i o n w i t h the lawsonite-albite facies. L a t t i c e d e f o r m a t i...glaucophane-schist facies, i.e., with crossite, lawsonite, jadeite (especially jadeite accompanied by coeval...pertaining to both glaucophane and lawsonite are the Ural Mountains, the island of Anglesey and East Australia
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CRYSTALLINE ROCKS OF THE OAK HILL AREA NEAR SAN JOSÉ, CALIFORNIA E. P. CAREY ANDW. J. MILLER CONTENTS INTRODUCTION...city of San José, in the Santa Clara Valley, California. On the north of 152 CRYSTALLINE ROCKS OF OAK...the serpentineof the San Francisco Peninsula, Angel Island, CrystalSpringsLake, and numerous other occurrencesin...Geological Survey. 3 "The Stratigraphyof the California Coast Ranges," Journal of Geology, Vol. III (1895)...Geology of Angel Island," Bulletin of the Departmentof Geologyof the University of California, p. 231
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Bulletin Geology of the San Benito Islands, Baja California, Mexico LEWIS H COHEN, KENT C CONDIE, LOUIS J...MACKENZIE - Dept. Earth Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, Calif. FRED H. MEISTER...STUEBER Geology of the San Benito Islands, Baja California, Mexico Abstract: The San Benito Islands, a...of three islands off the Pacific coast of Baja California, are of significant geologic interest because...glaucophane rock. The western two thirds of West Island consist of a folded sequence of graywacke beds
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...and Geology Francisco, 1964 of' .STATE )5#MUND ^^^ OF CALIFORNIA G. BROWN, Governor PIhe resources
Report (issue)
petrology Composition of jadeitic pyroxene from the California metagraywackes, by R. G. Coleman X-ray determinative...Triassic undevitrified volcanic glass from Hound Island, Keku Strait, southeastern Alaska, by D. A. Brew...rocks in the South Groveland quadrangle, Essex County, Mass., by R. 0. Castle Stratigraphy of the upper...the type Clinton (Middle Silurian) in New York State, by J. M. Berdan and D. H. Zenger Miocene macrofossils...Pleistocene glaciers in the White Mountains of California and Nevada, by V. C. LaMarche, Jr 144 147 Landslide
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Metagraywackes from the Diablo Range, Central California Coast Ranges by W. G. ERNST Department of Geology...Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024 ABSTRACT The complexly folded...more thoroughly recrystallized Franciscan rocks, lawsonite has grown by hydration of the minor An component...THE PROBLEM T H E Diablo Range of the Central California Coast Ranges is located approximately 60-200...Generalized areal geologic relations of western California are presented in Fig. 1. Some authors refer to
Report (chapter)
Franciscan and Sanbagawa blueschist terranes of the California Coast Ranges and central Shikoku, respectively...pumpellyite-bearing greenstones and albite + calcite ± lawsonite metagraywackes, (2) glaucophane-crossite-bearing...east: (1) albite + quartz + lawsonite ± calcite; (2) albite + quartz + lawsonite ± aragonite; and (3) jadeitic...pyroxene + quartz + lawsonite ± aragonite. Nearly all mafic metavolcanics carry lawsonite and either glaucophanecrossite...synforms, and 1 2 LOW-GRADE METAMORPHISM IN CALIFORNIA AND JAPAN steeply dipping faults have been recognized
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
complex: architecture of the Franciscan Complex, California, at multiple length and time scales John Wakabayashi...and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, CA, USA Published online: 03 Feb 2015...complex: architecture of the Franciscan Complex, California, at multiple length and time scales, International...complex: architecture of the Franciscan Complex, California, at multiple length and time scales John Wakabayashi*...and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, CA, USA Downloaded by [ECU Libraries]
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Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA Institute of Geological Sciences,...along the western margin of North America in California jumped west in mid-Jurassic time to form the...along the western margin of North America in California jumped west in mid-Jurassic time to form the...Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA. Tel.: + 1 480 965 5081; fax: + 1...Tectonic setting of the Franciscan Complex of California The Franciscan Complex represents the Mesozoic
Report (issue)
METAMORPHIC BELT Of NORTHERN CALIFORNIA •VI PETE WILSON. Governor STATE OF CALIFORNIA 1 >k'N- DOUGLAS THE... Ofi DE^ARTMENT'OF CQ'NSB JAMES F. DAVIS State Geologist Field Trip Guidebook for the International...Processes, and Petrogenesis," University of California, Davis, available for September 9-15, 1992....Jurassic Smartville Complex, northern Sierra Nevada. California; crosspolarized light, field of view is 0.9 by...of NORTHERN CALIFORNIA of the 1992 Editors PETER SCHIFFMAN University of California, Davis and DAVID
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geological Survey, 345 Middlejield Road, Menlo Park, California 9402) Distribution and Age of High-Grade...Associated Eclogites, and Amphibolites from Oregon and California ABSTRACT Isolated blocks of high-grade blueschist...of the Coast Ranges of southwestern Oregon and California. The blocks range in size from individual rock...younger rocks of the Franciscan Formation in California and Otter Point Formation in Oregon. The younger...this terrane within melange zones in Oregon and California may be related to later plate interaction. INTRODUCTION
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA BULLETIN No STATE ; . .. : DlViSIi BUILDIN 113 COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE...AGRICULTURE DAVIS, CALIFORNIA STATE OF CAUFORNIA DEPABTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES GEORGE D. NORDENHOLT, Director...Director DIVISION OF MINES WALTER W. BRADLEY State Mineralogist OIAF GEOLOGIC BFL^NCH Ferry Building...MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA By ADOLF PABST Associate Professor of Mineralogy University of California BERKELEY...BERKELEY CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE GEORGE H. MOORE. State Printer SACRAMENTO. 51440 1938 TABLE
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Institute of Geophysics, University of California, Los Angeles 24, California, U.S.A. INTRODUCTION G L A U C...http://petrology.oxfordjournals.org/ at Middle Tennessee State University on March 23, 2015 ABSTRACT Some glaucophane...relatively high-pressure, low-temperature phases lawsonite, jadeitic pyroxene, and metamorphic aragonite...associations or, equally well, the presence of lawsonite, jadeitic pyroxene, or metamorphic aragonite that...http://petrology.oxfordjournals.org/ at Middle Tennessee State University on March 23, 2015 rocks contain relatively
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
0EX, UK c 1329 Sheridan Lane, Hayward, CA 94544, USA Received 11 November 2003; received in revised form...The sequence of ages from central and northern California shows a younging trend with decreasing metamorphic...Catalina Island confirms significantly younger initiation of the subduction zone in Southern California. D...boundaries. The mid-Mesozoic Coast Range Ophiolite of California formed immediately before the initiation of the...and it seems likely that collision of either an island arc or the Coast Range Ophiolite itself with the
 
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