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Mica schist from
South Pacific deposit, Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Type:Mica schist
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mica schist data
Locality Data:Click here to view South Pacific deposit, Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1096091
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1096091:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mica schist
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘPhoenix Tungsten prospect (Murray Canyon prospect; Maynard prospect), Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
43.3km (26.9 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
49.0km (30.4 miles) ⓘCarbonate Mine (Carbonate Hill Mine; Red Jeep Mine), Big Bear City, Bear Valley District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
87.5km (54.4 miles) ⓘPure Quill Mine (Pure Quill deposit; Gold Bar Tungsten; Quill Mine), West Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
93.6km (58.2 miles) ⓘLittle Three Mine, Little Three Mine area, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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