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Omphacite from
Ward Creek [1], Cazadero, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Omphacite
Formula:(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Comments:Occurs in a vuggy vein cutting glaucophane schist.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Glaucophane1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Omphacite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ward Creek [1], Cazadero, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:641810
Long-form Identifier:1:3:641810:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Omphacite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘWard Creek [2], Cazadero, Coast Range, Sonoma County, California, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed stone quarry [9], Mill Creek Road, Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘEbabias Creek, Valley Ford, Sonoma County, California, USA
87.9km (54.6 miles) ⓘReed Station, Tiburon Peninsula, Marin County, California, USA
References
Essene, E. J., Fyfe, W. S. (1967) Omphacite in Californian metamorphic rocks. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 15 (1) 1-23 doi:10.1007/bf01167213p.4
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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