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Silica from
Shell Group Placer Mine, Plaster City, Imperial County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Silica' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Silica data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shell Group Placer Mine, Plaster City, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1110035
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1110035:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Silica
12.6km (7.8 miles) Fish Mountain Silica deposit (Fish Mtn Silica deposit), Fish Creek Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) Risley deposit (Burroughs deposit; Risley Burroughs deposit), Jewell Valley, San Diego County, California, USA
58.4km (36.3 miles) Clark Lake deposits, Borrego Springs, San Diego County, California, USA
60.9km (37.8 miles) Unnamed Silica claim (1), Pine Valley, Laguna Mountains, San Diego County, California, USA
64.9km (40.3 miles) Cuyamaca Silica occurrence, Cuyamaca, San Diego County, California, USA
68.2km (42.4 miles) Unnamed Silica claim - 5, Campo, San Diego County, California, USA
73.3km (45.5 miles) Chocolate Mountains Silica Company (Chocolate Mtns Silica Co), Amos, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
75.9km (47.2 miles) Unnamed Silica prospect - 2, Potrero, San Diego County, California, USA
77.2km (48.0 miles) Round Potrero deposit, Potrero, San Diego County, California, USA
92.3km (57.4 miles) Featherstone deposit, Lakeside, San Diego County, California, USA
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