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Mariposite from
Coulterville road cut, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Mariposite
Formula:K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mariposite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Coulterville road cut, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1439662
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1439662:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mariposite
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘMary Harrison Mine, Mary Harrison group, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘLouisa Mine (Louise Mine; Louise Point Mine), Mary Harrison group, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘOro Rico Mine (Penon Blanco Mine), Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘMcAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘJosephine Mine (Pine Tree Mine; Pine Tree Josephine Mine; Pine Tree and Josephine Mine), Pacific Mining Co. group, Bagby, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘHayseed Mine, Whitlock (Farmer's Hope; Whitlock Creek; Whitlock Gulch), Whitlock Mining District, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘHarvard Mine (Harvard Mine group; McCann claim; Mooney claim; Pacific claim; Vulture claim; Trio claim; Sobrante claim), Jamestown Mine (Jamestown group), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘRawhide Mine (Rawhide deposit; Paducah), Jamestown Mine (Jamestown group), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘAlameda Mine, Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘTuttletown, Tuttletown Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
References
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