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


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Ettringite

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

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

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

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

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

Commercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
03930790017367250408614.jpg
Ettringite, etc.

Commercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
01018820017367250419259.jpg
Ettringite, etc.

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

Commercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
07922600017271980198608.jpg
Ettringite, etc.

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

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

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:
Calcite3
Afwillite3
Gypsum3
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):0
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