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Garnet Group from
Black Monster prospect (Snow Queen prospect; Joe Brackett prospect; Coyote Lake prospect), Parchers Resort (Parchers Camp), Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Black Monster prospect (Snow Queen prospect; Joe Brackett prospect; Coyote Lake prospect), Parchers Resort (Parchers Camp), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:326700
Long-form Identifier:1:3:326700:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘSchober and Merrill Mine (Schober and Merrill groups; Schober; Merrill prospect; Moffatt ?), Lookout Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘMiddle Peterson prospect (Upper Peterson; Coyote Valley; Coyote Flat; Peterson Mine; Tungsten Valley; Sally Peterson Mine; A. H. Peterson property; Munsinger; Joe Brackett), Lookout Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘPickup Mine (Chipmunk Mine), Lookout Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘMarble Mine (Shannon Creek Tungsten; Kelso Tungsten Mine), Piper Peak, Inyo County, California, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘBishop Concentrate and Cleaning Company Mine (Bishop Tungsten Mines mill), Keough Hot Springs, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
14.2km (8.9 miles) ⓘLittle McGee Creek Mine (White Caps Mine), Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘHuntley Industrial Minerals Inc., Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘRossi Mine, Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘRound Valley Mine, Round Valley, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘHanging Valley Mine (F. R. Lee lease; Hanging Valley; Millovich prospect; J. and M. group), Mount Tom (Mt. Tom), Inyo County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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