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To: ApplegateRanch

My pleasure!


16 posted on 11/03/2011 3:16:40 PM PDT by Bernard Marx
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Lakeview, Oregon: Sunstone (Feldspar) Gem Mines

The arid south-central portion of Oregon is a classic volcanic region. There the relatively young rock consists of dark basalts, andesites, rhyolites, ash and cinders. Millions of years ago a magma chamber several miles below the surface supported the correct geochemical conditions for the growth of labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar. ... http://www.mtlilygems.com/mineinfo/plshinfo.html

The Yellowstone hot pocket?


18 posted on 11/03/2011 4:32:20 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch ("Public service" does NOT mean servicing the people, like a bull among heifers.)
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