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Schist from
Box Canyon Mine (Shaver Well; North Star), Blake Hill, Mecca Hills, Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Schist
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schist data
Locality Data:Click here to view Box Canyon Mine (Shaver Well; North Star), Blake Hill, Mecca Hills, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1040488
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1040488:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schist
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘBig Bullet Manganese claims (Big Bullett deposit; Big Bullett claims), Dos Palmas District, Orocopia Mts (Dos Palmas Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘCoolidge Springs deposit, Desert Shores, Imperial County, California, USA
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘAnderson Mine (Hope Mine), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘContact Mine, Rocky Point, San Bernardino County, California, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘMarcella prospect (Imperial Buttes), Lion Head Mountain, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fe-Ti occurrence [2], Sky Valley, Little San Bernardino Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
52.4km (32.6 miles) ⓘOro Vista Mine, Santa Rosa Mountain, Santa Rosa Mountain District (Santa Rosa Mountain area), Santa Rosa Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘGarnet Queen Mine (Garnet Queen Tungsten Mine; Garnet Queen vein), Santa Rosa Mountain, Santa Rosa Mountain District (Santa Rosa Mountain area), Santa Rosa Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘPalen Mountains Talc deposit (White Magic claims; White Magic deposit; White Magic group; White Magic Mine), Palen Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘCoyote Mountains deposit (Golden State Mining and Marble; Southern California Marble; Creole Marble; Columbia Cement), Carrizo Mountain, Coyote Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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