MINERALS NAMED FOR BAM MEMBERS

Mineral name - BAM member name, Affiliation
Chemical Formula
Type Locality
Original Reference

Chestermanite - Mr. Charles W. Chesterman, CMDG
Mg2(Fe3+,Mg,Al,Sb5+)BO5
Twin Lakes area, Fresno Co., CA
Can. Min. 26 (1988), 911

Edgarbaileyite - Dr. Edgar H. Bailey, USGS
Hg1+6Si2O7
Socrates Mine, Sonoma Co., CA
Min. Rec. 20 (1990), 215

Edoylerite - Mr. Edward Oyler, Ama
Hg2+3Cr6+O4S2
Clear Creek Mine, San Benito Co., CA
Min. Rec. 24 (1993), 471

Erdite - Mr. Richard C. Erd, USGS
NaFeS2•2H2O
Coyote Peak, Humboldt Co., CA
Am. Min. 65 (1980), 509

Fencooperite - Mr. J.F. "Fen" Cooper, Ama
Ba6Fe3+3[Si8O23](CO3)2Cl3•H2O
Trumbull Peak, near Incline, Mariposa Co., CA
Can. Min. 39 (2001), 1059

Foordite - Dr. Eugene E. Foord, USGS
Sn2+(Nb,Ta)2O6
Lutsiro, Sebeya River, Rwanda
Can. Min. 26 (1988), 889

Goudeyite - Mr. Hatfield Goudey, Ama
Cu2+6(Al,Y)(AsO4)3(OH)6•3H2O
Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., NV
Am. Min. 63 (1978), 704

Jagoite - Mr. John B. Jago-Trelawney, Ama
Pb2Fe3+Si4O12(Cl,OH)
Langban Mine, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden
Am. Min. 43 (1958), 387

Jahnsite - Dr. Richard H. Jahns, SU
CaMn2+2Fe3+2Fe2+2(PO4)4(OH)2•8H2O  (type: CaMnFe)
Stewart Mine, Pala, San Diego Co., CA
Min. Mag. 42 (1978), 309

Jonesite - Dr. Francis T. Jones, USDA
Ba4(K,Na)2Ti4Al2Si10O36•6H2O
Dallas Gem Mine, San Benito Co., CA
Min. Rec. 8 (1977), 453

Krauskopfite - Dr. Konrad B. Krauskopf, SU
BaSi2O4(OH)2•2H2O
Big Creek/Rush Creek, Fresno Co., CA
Am. Min. 50 (1965), 314

Mcallisterite - Dr. James F. McAllister, USGS
Mg2B12O14(OH)12•9H2O
Furnace Creek Wash, Inyo Co., CA
Am. Min. 50 (1965), 629

Mcguinnessite - Mr. Albert L. McGuinness, Ama
(Mg,Cu2+)2(CO3)(OH)2
Red Mountain, Mendocino Co., CA
Min. Rec. 12 (1981), 143

Pabstite - Dr. Adolf Pabst, UCB
Ba(Sn,Ti)Si3O9
Kalkar Quarry, Santa Cruz Co., CA
Am. Min. 50 (1965), 1164

Parnauite - Mr. Jack Parnau, Ama
Cu2+9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10•7H2O
Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., NV
Am. Min. 63 (1978), 704

Rosenhahnite - Mr. Leo Rosenhahn, Ama
Ca3Si3O8(OH)2
Russian River, near Cloverdale, Sonoma Co., CA
Am. Min. 52 (1967), 336

Tedhadleyite - Mr. Ted Hadley, Ama
Hg2+Hg1+10O4I2(Cl1.14Br0.86)2
Clear Creek Mine, San Benito Co., CA
Can. Min. Vol. 40, Pt. 3. (2002)

Wardsmithite - Dr. Ward C. Smith, USGS
Ca5Mg(B4O7)6•30H2O
Hard Scrabble Claim, Inyo Co., CA
Am. Min. 53 (1970), 349

Ama: Amateur Mineral Collector
CMDG: California Division of Mines and Geology
SU: Faculty of Stanford University
UCB: Faculty of University of California, Berkeley
USDA: U.S. Department of Agriculture
USGS: U.S. Geological Survey

Mineral varieties and discredited species named for BAM members:

Oylerite = Cerian Vesuvianite
Edward Oyler

Pendletonite = Karpatite
Norman H. Pendleton