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Epidote from
Empire Copper Mine, Mackay Mining District (Alder Creek Mining District; White Knob Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Empire Copper Mine, Mackay Mining District (Alder Creek Mining District; White Knob Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:442131
Long-form Identifier:1:3:442131:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘDrummond Claim (Drummond Copper Claim), Hailey Area, Blaine County, Idaho, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘPine Mouse Deposit, Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘWildhorse Mine (Steep Climb; Hard To Find; Beaver), Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘPhi Kappa Mine, Phi Kappa Canyon, Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘBasin Group Prospect (Alta Copper), Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘCopper Bluff Mine (Mountain Bill; Copper Bell; Bornite; Copper King; Bell Mountain), Spring Mountain Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
55.4km (34.4 miles) ⓘBald Eagle Prospect, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘStarlight Mine, Elkhorn Gulch, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘJankow Prospect (Jaukow; Starlight; Boulder Creek), Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
68.2km (42.3 miles) ⓘNorth Fork of Wood River Deposit, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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