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Epidote from
Miracle Mountain Mine, Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA


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Epidote

Miracle Mountain Mine, Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Epidote, etc.

Miracle Mountain Mine, Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Epidote

Miracle Mountain Mine, Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Epidote

Miracle Mountain Mine, Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
06035500017272040826488.jpg
Epidote

Miracle Mountain Mine, Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
02504360017272058322469.jpg
Epidote, etc.

Miracle Mountain Mine, Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
04958020017272058326504.jpg
Epidote

Miracle Mountain Mine, Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
06680540017272058327554.jpg
Epidote

Miracle Mountain Mine, Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
06035500017272040826488.jpg
Epidote

Miracle Mountain Mine, Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Epidote, etc.

Miracle Mountain Mine, Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Epidote

Miracle Mountain Mine, Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
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Epidote

Miracle Mountain Mine, Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Comments:Blocky crystals to 23 cm, a few shows twinning. About 100 specimen was found and removed around 1984
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Asbestos1
- var Mountain Leather1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Miracle Mountain Mine, Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:414877
Long-form Identifier:1:3:414877:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘGarnet Hill Mine (Rheona claim), Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘMoore Creek Mine (Moore Creek deposit; Bay Horse Mine; Whitehorse; White Horse Mine), Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘCosumnes Copper Mine, Fair Play, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘGrizzley Flat deposit (Sciaroni; Candor; Pierce), Happy Valley, Grizzly Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Epidote occurrence [1], Esmeralda, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘJackson Butte, Amador County, California, USA
44.5km (27.7 miles) ⓘBBC Mine, El Dorado County, California, USA
45.3km (28.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Epidote-Garnet-Quartz occurrence [1], Grass Lake, Fallen Leaf, El Dorado County, California, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘWilliams prospect, Somerset, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
49.8km (31.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Epidote occurrence [1], Confidence, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
References
(n.d.) Mineral Collection, Natural History Museum Vienna.
Wilson, Wendell E. (1984) What's New in Minerals? - San Diego Federation Show. The Mineralogical Record, 15 (5) 313
 
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