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Gneiss from
Tio Rico prospect (Black Mint prospect), Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Type:Gneiss
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gneiss data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tio Rico prospect (Black Mint prospect), Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1108223
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1108223:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gneiss
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘTrue Friend Mine (Silver Moon Mine), Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect [1], Midway Well, Paymaster Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘLand group (Big Chief; Calcite), Glamis, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘCastle prospect, Glamis, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘVista occurrence (Desert Gold and Aluminum Gold Delta), Glamis, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘQuien Sabe prospect (Quion Sabe prospect), Picacho Peak, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘPicacho Mine (Picacho Gold Mine; Goshen; Helen May; Tierra Rica; Mina Rica; St. George; California Gold King; Picacho Basin; Golden Rule; Venus; Jayne; Golden Casket; Dulciana; Mars), Picacho Peak, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘVista pit (Vista; Desert Gold and Aluminum Gold Delta), Mesquite District, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘPasadena Mine (Mother Lode Mine; Pasadena South Extension Mine), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘOccidental Mine (Occidental group), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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