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Tremolite from
Hidden Treasure Mine, Jacob City, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Tremolite
Formula:◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gypsum4
Niedermayrite2
Brochantite2
Pyrite1
Serpierite1
Orthoserpierite1
Quartz1
Ktenasite1
Greenockite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tremolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hidden Treasure Mine, Jacob City, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:512472
Long-form Identifier:1:3:512472:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Tremolite in this Region
Chicago Workings, Hidden Treasure Mine, Jacob City, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Tremolite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCliff Mine, Ophir, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘOphir Coalition Mine, Ophir, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘOphir Hill Consolidated Mine, Ophir, Ophir Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘAlbian Basin, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘDolphin and Carioca Prospect (Hilton and Dobie Prospect), Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘBig Cottonwood Mine, Great Western Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘLead King Mine, West Tintic Mining District, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
62.2km (38.7 miles) ⓘMountain Lake Mine (Jack Mine), Great Western Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
62.2km (38.7 miles) ⓘRelief Shaft, Great Western Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘProspects West of Silver Lake, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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