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.

 

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