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Chlorite Group from
Rainbow Mine [2] (Hess claim; El Lucerne; El Lucero claim; La Fortuga No. 1 claim; La Fortuga No. 2 claim; Missing Link claim; Hess Mine; Cuidadela claim), Pebble Mountain, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rainbow Mine [2] (Hess claim; El Lucerne; El Lucero claim; La Fortuga No. 1 claim; La Fortuga No. 2 claim; Missing Link claim; Hess Mine; Cuidadela claim), Pebble Mountain, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1108902
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1108902:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
10.4km (6.5 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
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘRiverview Mine, Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘChloride-Mandarin-Cash Entry prospects, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘBlack Rock Mine, Black Rock Wash, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘDives Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘMendevil Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘAmelia Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
24.9km (15.4 miles) ⓘRevelation Mine, Clip, Hidden Valley, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘClip Mine, Clip, Hidden Valley, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘHull Mine group (Rialto Mine group; Hull group of claims; Rialto claims), Buckeye vein group, Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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