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Garnet Group from
Code Siding deposit (Wollastonite No. 1; Rademacher), Ridgecrest (Crumville), Rademacher Mining District, Kern County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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 Code Siding deposit (Wollastonite No. 1; Rademacher), Ridgecrest (Crumville), Rademacher Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:327550
Long-form Identifier:1:3:327550:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘHigh Peak Mine (Hi-Peak Mine), Indian Wells, Indian Wells Canyon Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘKerntung group, Morris Peak, Indian Wells Canyon Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘFOB Mine (Fob Mine; Pyavin), Morris Peak, Indian Wells Canyon Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘMagnolia & Pyavin Mine (Magnolia Mine; Bechtle), Morris Peak, Indian Wells Canyon Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘFernandez prospect (Blue Max prospect), Morris Peak, Indian Wells Canyon Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘSnow White prospect (Buckhorn), Morris Peak, Indian Wells Canyon Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘOnolite prospect (Onolite Mine), Rocky Point, Weldon District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘMineralite-Azurite Mine (Mineralite-Azurite group), Nicolls Peak, Weldon District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘSonny Boy prospect, Rocky Point, Weldon District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘJuniper Mine (Juniper prospect), Nicolls Peak, Weldon District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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