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Garnet Group from
Logan Copper Hill Prospect (Faulkenburg; Red Garnet; Copper Hill Prospect; Lady Garnet), Big Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Logan Copper Hill Prospect (Faulkenburg; Red Garnet; Copper Hill Prospect; Lady Garnet), Big Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:448795
Long-form Identifier:1:3:448795:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘGolden Cup Mine (Golden Coin Mine), Smith Creek, Valley County, Idaho, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘMarble Mountain, Valley County, Idaho, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘWarren Meadows Placer (Fisher and Baumhoff Placer Workings), Warren Mining District (Marshall Mining District), Idaho County, Idaho, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘThorpe Placer (Robert; Thorpe; Toler and Thorp; Royal), Resort Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
40.5km (25.1 miles) ⓘGolden Rule Placer, Marble Creek Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘSecesh - Ruby Placers, Resort Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
47.1km (29.2 miles) ⓘCrooked Creek Placer (Dixie), Dixie Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
47.2km (29.3 miles) ⓘSquaw Peak Prospect (Campbird-Payette Group; Payette & Campbird Groups; French Creek-Patrick Butte), Valley County, Idaho, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘThree Mile Creek Placer, Burgdorf Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘLake Creek Placer Area (Burgdorf Homestead), Burgdorf Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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