New Melones Dam
West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
A dam and associated lake which for a time produced fine specimens of Axinite-Fe.
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During the 1970s and 1980s specimens of ferroaxinite were collected from the site. These are some of the finest in North America.
Access to the collecting site is now restricted.
34 mineral species are listed as being found at the site, although obviously specimens of them are somewhat limited these days.
Further reading
- https://www.mindat.org/loc-3447.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Melones_Dam
- https://www.mindat.org/article.php/946/Ferroaxinite+from+New+Melones+Lake%2C+Calaveras+County%2C+California
We may have specimens from specific locales around California including:
California- Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
- Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
- Monterey formation, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
- New Melones Dam, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
- New Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
- Salton Sea, Imperial County, California, USA
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