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Limestone from
Lester Mine, Fort Irwin, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Limestone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limestone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lester Mine, Fort Irwin, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1040654
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1040654:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limestone
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘCelestial prospect, Jack Spring, San Bernardino County, California, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘChampion claims, Goldstone, Goldstone Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Baryte-Ca-Limestone prospect [1], Lane Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Limestone occurrence [9], Fort Irwin, San Bernardino County, California, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘLane Mountain area limestone, Williams Well, San Bernardino County, California, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘStarfire South Tungsten/Limestone prospect (Starfire group; Moonlight), Alvord Peak, Alvord District, Alvord Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘAlvord Mountain Limestone Pfizer prospect, Alvord Peak, Alvord District, Alvord Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘJuanita group (Dixie), Copper City, San Bernardino County, California, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘLead Mountain Mine (Main Barite Mine), Lead Mountain [2], Barstow, Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
42.6km (26.4 miles) ⓘNW Barstow Dolomite (Dolomite Northwest of Barstow Cal.), Barstow, Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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