Ferroaxinites from the Feather River area, northern California, and from the McGrath and Russian Mission quadrangles, Alaska
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Abstract
In the Feather River area, California, and in the McGrath quadrangle, Alaska, axinite-bearing veins occur as fracture fillings along or near the fault zones, suggesting that boron was introduced along the fractures. An unusual occurrence of axinite as a possible primary constituent of a plutonic rock is in the Russian Mission quadrangle, Alaska. The four analyzed axinites from these widely different localities and from different host rocks are surprisingly similar in chemistry and optics. All are ferroaxinites, having high iron and low manganese and magnesium contents. The number of calcium ions is very close to two, which is in agreement with the idealized formula Ca2 (Fe,Mn,Mg)Al2BSi4O15(OH). The indices of refraction increase slightly with increasing FeO:MgO ratio over the small range studied.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Ferroaxinites from the Feather River area, northern California, and from the McGrath and Russian Mission quadrangles, Alaska |
| Series title | Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 1978 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Arlington, VA |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 603 |
| Last page | 609 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California, Alaska |
| Other Geospatial | Feather River, McGrath and Russian Mission Quadrangles |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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