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Mica Group from
Petra Mine, Tripp Flats, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Mica Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
Microcline2
Albite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mica Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Petra Mine, Tripp Flats, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:570401
Long-form Identifier:1:3:570401:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mica Group
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘFano Mine (Big Pink claim; Fano-Simmons Mine; Little Blue claim; MS 4800; Simmons Mine), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘJuan Diego Mine No. 1 (Juan Diego No. 1 deposit; Rainbow Mine; Rainbow prospects), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘCrown Jewel Mine, Bautista Canyon, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘAudrey Lynn Mine (Audrey Lynne Mine; Jumping Joe claims), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘSly Rick prospect (Green Centipede claim), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘColumbia Mine (April Fool claim; Belo Horizonte claim; California Gem Mine; Columbia Gem Mine; Desert Rose claim; San Jacinto Gem Mine; Discovery), Thomas Mountain, Thomas Mountain [town], Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘPine Mountain Mica prospect, Butterfly Peak, San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘCarmelita Mine (Big Spring mine; Blue Gem claim; Crest Gem mine; Elinor deposit; Elinor mine; Estudillo mine; French Pete mine; MS 6130; Peter Cabat mine), Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘDonna prospects (Donna Lode; LVSEC2 claim; Sunset mine; The Donna Mine claim), Warner Springs, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘCarlsbad Mines (Carlsbad deposit; Carlsbad group), Lost Valley, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
Rynerson, F. J. 1967. Exploring and Mining Gems & Gold in the West
Ch. 17, p. 118-120: Naturegraph Publishers, Inc., Happy Camp, California.
 
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