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Magnesite from
Pillikin Mine area 2 (Bonanza King Mine), Pilliken Mine (Pillikin Mine; Pillikan Mine; Pilliken Chrome Mine), Flagstaff Hill, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA


Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Magnesite
Formula:MgCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pillikin Mine area 2 (Bonanza King Mine), Pilliken Mine (Pillikin Mine; Pillikan Mine; Pilliken Chrome Mine), Flagstaff Hill, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:326285
Long-form Identifier:1:3:326285:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘPillikin Mine area 1 (East Basin), Pilliken Mine (Pillikin Mine; Pillikan Mine; Pilliken Chrome Mine), Flagstaff Hill, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘPillikin Mine area 3 (West Basin), Pilliken Mine (Pillikin Mine; Pillikan Mine; Pilliken Chrome Mine), Flagstaff Hill, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘPilliken Mine (Pillikin Mine; Pillikan Mine; Pilliken Chrome Mine), Flagstaff Hill, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSteele Mine (Steel deposit), Pilliken Mine (Pillikin Mine; Pillikan Mine; Pilliken Chrome Mine), Flagstaff Hill, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘDobbas Mine (Dobbas group), Flagstaff Hill, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘDaisy Bell claim (Daisy Belle claim), Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘPlacer County Properties Company claims, Roach Hill, Iowa Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘIdaho-Maryland Mine (Idaho Maryland prospect; Maryland Mine; Howard Hill/Morning Dew; Idaho Maryland-Brunswick), Idaho-Maryland group, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Magnesite occurrence [1], Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
51.4km (32.0 miles) ⓘUndeveloped Magnesite property [1], Snakehead Point, Placer County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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