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Garnet Group from
Orphan Boy Mine, Packard Well, Palen Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Orphan Boy Mine, Packard Well, Palen Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:546594
Long-form Identifier:1:3:546594:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘCrescent Copper group [1] (Crescent group; Badger State group; Eagle Nest Mine; Eagle Nest No. 7 claim), McCoy Spring, Arlington District (Ironwood District), McCoy Mts (Ironwood Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘLion's Den Copper claim (Little Mountain claims), Black Hill, Big Maria Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘAnna Bell Mine, Black Hill, Big Maria Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘCrescent deposit, Black Point, Big Maria Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
51.1km (31.8 miles) ⓘStorm Sulfide deposit (Green Giant-Long Green deposit), Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘStorm-Jade Mountain Nephrite prospect (Storm Jade Mine; Storm Jade Mt Nephrite; Storm Jade Mountain Mines; Storm Jade Mountain deposit), Lost Mayan Jade Mines, Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘMatilda group, Black Butte, Chuckwalla Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
52.2km (32.4 miles) ⓘWhite Chief occurrence, Black Point, Big Maria Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
55.4km (34.5 miles) ⓘIron Age Mine (Iron Age deposit), New Dale, San Bernardino County, California, USA
86.2km (53.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Garnet prospect [1], Cadiz, Marble Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
CDMG OFR 94-11 " Mineral Land Classification of the Eastern Half of Riverside Co. CA"
 
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