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Pyroaurite-2H from

Fort Point, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA

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Locality type: Point
Classification
Species: 'Pyroaurite-2H' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula: Mg6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) ยท 4H2O
Comments: Occurws as thin coatings with hydromagnesite on fractures in serpentine.
Confirmation
Validity: Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates: HydromagnesiteSerpentine Subgroup
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Desautelsite 2 photos of Pyroaurite-2H associated with Desautelsite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data: Click here to view Pyroaurite-2H data
Locality Data: Click here to view Fort Point, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 686096
Long-form Identifier: 1:3:686096:7
GUID (UUID V4): 97db6eee-1b9d-4711-a741-7ce84e12aa84
References
Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 199. Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 340. Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.