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Granite from
Magnesium Canyon Tungsten Mine (Cottonwood Nos. 1-3 claims), Rancho Mirage, Santa Rosa Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Granite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Granite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Magnesium Canyon Tungsten Mine (Cottonwood Nos. 1-3 claims), Rancho Mirage, Santa Rosa Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1040510
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1040510:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Granite
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘLucky Strike occurrence, Butterfly Peak, San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘPhoenix Tungsten prospect (Murray Canyon prospect; Maynard prospect), Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘPigeon Creek Tungsten Mine, Pinyon Pines, San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘGold Shot Mine, Butterfly Peak, San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
19.0km (11.8 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
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘOro Vista Mine, Santa Rosa Mountain, Santa Rosa Mountain District (Santa Rosa Mountain area), Santa Rosa Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘRibbonwood Tungsten Inc. Mine (Santa Rosa Mountains), Santa Rosa Mountain, Santa Rosa Mountain District (Santa Rosa Mountain area), Santa Rosa Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘIndian Tungsten Mine (Indian claim; Mint Lode claim), Santa Rosa Mountain, Santa Rosa Mountain District (Santa Rosa Mountain area), Santa Rosa Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘGuiberson deposit (Whitewater deposit), Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘMiller Ranch Tungsten occurrence, Martinez Mountain, Santa Rosa Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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