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Garnet Group from
Golden Rule Placer, Marble Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Placer
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 Golden Rule Placer, Marble Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:447398
Long-form Identifier:1:3:447398:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘMarble Mountain, Valley County, Idaho, USA
40.5km (25.1 miles) ⓘLogan Copper Hill Prospect (Faulkenburg; Red Garnet; Copper Hill Prospect; Lady Garnet), Big Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘGolden Cup Mine (Golden Coin Mine), Smith Creek, Valley County, Idaho, USA
58.0km (36.0 miles) ⓘJordan Creek Placer, Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘValley Creek Placer, Stanley Basin Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
60.9km (37.8 miles) ⓘMeadow Creek Placer, Stanley Basin Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
60.9km (37.9 miles) ⓘBear Valley Placers, Unorganized District, Bear Valley Area, Valley County, Idaho, USA
63.0km (39.1 miles) ⓘElk Creek Placer, Stanley Basin Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
64.1km (39.9 miles) ⓘGray Copper Prospect, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘShorty Group (Gem State), Valley Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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