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Garnet Group from
Walker Mine (Walker Brothers Mine; Walker Copper Mine; Native Son Mine [?]), Argentine Rock, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, 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 Walker Mine (Walker Brothers Mine; Walker Copper Mine; Native Son Mine [?]), Argentine Rock, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:331399
Long-form Identifier:1:3:331399:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘDuncan Mine, Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘCosmopolitan Mine (Reward Mine), Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘMeadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
70.8km (44.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au mine [5], Signal Peak, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
72.8km (45.2 miles) ⓘRed Metals Mine (North View Copper Mine; Porcupine tunnel; Wheeler tunnel; Revelation patent; Red Metal Mine; NBMG sample sites No. 3333 & No. 4122), Copperfield, Peavine Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘTruckee Canyon, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘCherokee, Cherokee Mining District, Butte County, California, USA
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘNorth Banner Consolidated Mine (North Banner Quartz Mine; North Banner Cons.; North Banner Co; North Banner Qtz), Lava Cap-Banner-Central group (Central Consolidated; South Banner; North Banner), Banner Mountain (Banner Hill), Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘFrench Corral Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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