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Hornblende Root Name Group from
Mayflower Mine, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Hornblende Root Name Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hornblende Root Name Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mayflower Mine, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1482020
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1482020:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hornblende Root Name Group
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘBlue Bird Mine, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘLily May Mine, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘColumbia-Kootenay deposit, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘRed Mountain Mo deposits, Red Mountain, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘFlagstaff Mountain Mine, Northport Area, Northport Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘBoulder Creek Graphite Occurrence, Ferry County, Washington, USA
55.1km (34.2 miles) ⓘRock Candy Mine, Grand Forks, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘSilver Queen Mine, Kettle Falls Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
67.4km (41.9 miles) ⓘMother Lode Mine, Deadwood Camp, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘOld Nick nickel deposit, Bridesville, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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