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Hornblende Root Name Group from
Dora Bay, Cholmondeley Sound, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Bay
Classification
Species:'Hornblende Root Name Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hornblende Root Name Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dora Bay, Cholmondeley Sound, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:575114
Long-form Identifier:1:3:575114:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hornblende Root Name Group
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘStumble-On Mine (Mammoth prospect), Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘKhayyam Mine (Kiam Mine), Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘSultana claims (Beaver prospects), Sulzer, Hetta Inlet, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
33.2km (20.7 miles) ⓘStevenstown Mine, Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘMount Andrew Mine, Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘMamie Mine, Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
48.7km (30.2 miles) ⓘIron Cap Prospects, Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
61.7km (38.4 miles) ⓘContinental; Chevelle; Cannery Creek Prospects, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, USA
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘWest Cobra; East Cobra Prospects, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, USA
62.7km (38.9 miles) ⓘMount Burnett Zone Prospect, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, USA
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