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Clinochlore from
New Melones Dam, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Dam
Classification
Species:Clinochlore
Formula:Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clinochlore data
Locality Data:Click here to view New Melones Dam, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:145248
Long-form Identifier:1:3:145248:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clinochlore
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘDean Mine, Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘMayflower Chrome Mine (Burnham and Wilson Mine; Mayflower property; Mayflower deposit), Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘMcCormick Mine (McCormick property; Terry and Sell lease [WWI]), Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘCarson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘBear Mountain Ranch occurrence, Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘEggling and Williams Mines (Mariano Ranch), Chinese Station, Tuolumne County, California, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘClary and Langford Mine (Langford deposit; Porter and Spring; Porter and Springs; Nassau), Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘClary & Langford Mine (Porter and Springs Mine; Nassau), Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘHinch Mine (Hinch and Clary deposit), Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘDon Pedro Mine (Booker lease; Rosasco Mine), Hetch Hetchy Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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