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Cerussite from
Monster Mine, Keynot Peak, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cerussite
Formula:PbCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Caledonite
Linarite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cerussite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monster Mine, Keynot Peak, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:369191
Long-form Identifier:1:3:369191:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cerussite
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘReward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘWhiteside Mine (Old Whiteside Diggings; Pierson; Pierson Mining Co.; Republic and Whiteside), Kearsarge, Kearsarge Mining District [2], Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘElla Mine (Ella group), Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘVentura Mine (Silver Reef claim; Sunset claim), Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘRoyal group (Spear; Lead Queen; Silver Spear; Cerro Gordo Extension), Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘCerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘIgnacio Mine (St. Ignacio Mine; Saint Ignacio Mine; Ygnacio Mine), Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘUbehebe Mine [1](Copper Bell Mine; Ubehebe Lead Mine), Teakettle Junction, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘCerussite Mine, Summit 2347 meters, Nelson Range, Lee Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘLead King Mine (Lippincott Lead Mine; Lippincott Mine; Lippencott Mine; Confidence Nos 1 & 2 claims; Lead King Nos. 3 & 5-8 claims; Southern Lead Mine), Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
References
Knopf, Adolf (1914b), Mineral resources of the Inyo and White Mountains, California: USGS Bulletin 540: 111
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 119, 125, 244
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Cook, Robert B. (2006) Connoisseur's Choice: Linarite, Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona. Rocks & Minerals, 81 (3). 208-213 doi:10.3200/rmin.81.3.208-213
 
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