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Dolomite from
Snowcaps Mine (Sunshine Snocaps Mine), Kearsarge, Kearsarge Mining District [2], Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Snowcaps Mine (Sunshine Snocaps Mine), Kearsarge, Kearsarge Mining District [2], Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1642054
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1642054:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘSaline Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘJackass Flats occurrence, Jackass Flats, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘMontezuma Mine (Montezuma South prospect), Andrews Mountain, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘOpal Canyon occurrence, Wünüpü Peak (Squaw Peak), Waucoba Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
47.2km (29.3 miles) ⓘUbehebe Mine [1](Copper Bell Mine; Ubehebe Lead Mine), Teakettle Junction, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
51.1km (31.7 miles) ⓘLead King Mine (Lippincott Lead Mine; Lippincott Mine; Lippencott Mine; Confidence Nos 1 & 2 claims; Lead King Nos. 3 & 5-8 claims; Southern Lead Mine), Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘBirch Creek, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘOwens Lake, Olancha, Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
74.5km (46.3 miles) ⓘSilver Star Mine, Sylvania Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘWhite Aster Mine, Sylvania Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
References
Wilkerson, Gregg (2024) Snowcaps Mine, Southern Inyo Mountains, Inyo County, California, greggwilkerson.com.
 
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