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Garnet Group from
Quailey Mine (Excelsior Mountain Co. Mine; Amalgamated Copper Co. Mine), Whisky Flat Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quailey Mine (Excelsior Mountain Co. Mine; Amalgamated Copper Co. Mine), Whisky Flat Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:277027
Long-form Identifier:1:3:277027:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘDefender Mine, Marietta Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘFlying Cloud Mine (Oddie and Giovanni; Babcock), Marietta Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘGypsy claim (Silver Star Tungsten-Copper), Hawthorne Mining District (Pamlico Mining District), Mineral County, Nevada, USA
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘLucky Boy Mine (Mountain King Mine), Lucky Boy Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘPepper Spring, Excelsior Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘBataan Mine, Garfield Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘGarfield Hills, Kinkaid Siding, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘSilver Dyke Mine, Silver Star Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘHoughton-O'Boyle Mine (Copper King group), Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘIdeal Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
USBM Inf Circ 6941 (1938)
 
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