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Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series from
Blue Lady Mine (Blue Tourmaline claim; Blue Bell deposit; Blue Bell mine; Exposition claim; Panama claim; San Diego claim; San Diego group), Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Lady Mine (Blue Tourmaline claim; Blue Bell deposit; Blue Bell mine; Exposition claim; Panama claim; San Diego claim; San Diego group), Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:433012
Long-form Identifier:1:3:433012:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘLithia Dike Mine (Lithia Dyke claim), Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatite [2], Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘFano Mine (Big Pink claim; Fano-Simmons Mine; Little Blue claim; MS 4800; Simmons Mine), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘSchindler Mine (Beryl Crystal claims; Schindler claims; Silica Beryl claims; Silica Beryl group), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘAudrey Lynn Mine (Audrey Lynne Mine; Jumping Joe claims), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘMack Mine (John Mac mine; Mac mine; San Luis Rey claim), Rincon Mountain, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘVictor Mine (Big Buck mine; Big Buck prospect), Rincon Mountain, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘClark Mine, Rincon Mountain, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘAnita Mine (Magee Mine; Magee & Dougherty Mine; Sage Mine), Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘElizabeth R. Mine (Hazel W. claim), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
Schaller, Waldemar Theodore (1916d), Cassiterite in San Diego County California. Contributions to economic geology, 1915, Part 1. USGS Bulletin 620, 620 pp.: 351-354.
 
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