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Garnet Group from
Just Tungsten Quarries Mine (Shadow Mts Tungsten-North Field; Shadow Mtn. Mines; Just Associates Mine; Princess Pat Mine; Shadow Mountains Mines; Shadow Mountain Mine), Silver Peak [2], Shadow Mountains Tungsten-North Field, Shadow Mts [2], San Bernardino 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 Just Tungsten Quarries Mine (Shadow Mts Tungsten-North Field; Shadow Mtn. Mines; Just Associates Mine; Princess Pat Mine; Shadow Mountains Mines; Shadow Mountain Mine), Silver Peak [2], Shadow Mountains Tungsten-North Field, Shadow Mts [2], San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:332138
Long-form Identifier:1:3:332138:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
0.2km (0.2 miles) ⓘShadow Mountains Tungsten-North Field, Shadow Mts [2], San Bernardino County, California, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘMary Ann Mine (Adelanto Mining Company), Silver Peak [2], Shadow Mountains Tungsten-North Field, Shadow Mts [2], San Bernardino County, California, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘBonanza Dome and Beacon Mine (Bonanza Dome claims), Silver Peak [2], Shadow Mountains Tungsten-North Field, Shadow Mts [2], San Bernardino County, California, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘBlack Mountain Mine (Ora Granda claim; Buna Gorda claim), Black Mountain [3], Silver Mountain Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘKramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘCucamonga Mine (Cucamonga Zinc Mine; Blew Jordam Mine), Cucamonga Peak, Lytle Creek District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘCascade Canyon, San Bernardino County, California, USA
68.5km (42.6 miles) ⓘWhite Dollar Mine (May Day Mine; Mayday Tungsten Mine), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘStarbright Mine (Starbright Tungsten Mine; Starbright deposit), Lane Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
80.7km (50.2 miles) ⓘKane Wash prospect, Rodman Mountains, Belleville Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1940), Current mining activity in southern California: California Division Mines Report 36: 78
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
 
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