Explore / North America / California
California
Crestmore Quarry, Riverside
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: vesuvianite, wilkeite, rare calc-silicates.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Contact metamorphic skarn famous for a huge roster of rare calc-silicate species
Classic locality in mineralogical literature; access now only through arranged trips.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
quarry walls, industrial traffic
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