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Garnet Group from
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH033; northwest of Clearwater Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA


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 Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH033; northwest of Clearwater Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:592694
Long-form Identifier:1:3:592694:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘZackly Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH026; upper East Fork Susitna River), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘCathedral Creek Prospect (Neversweat claims; Dog claims), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘMaclaren Glacier lode Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘEast fork of Broxson Gulch Mine, Delta River Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
47.2km (29.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH141; east of Specimen Creek), Delta River Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
48.0km (29.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH132; southeast headwaters of the east fork in Broxson Gulch), Delta River Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - MH145; northeast side of West Fork Rainy Creek), Delta River Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH151; west of upper North Fork Rainy Creek), Delta River Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘWest Bowl Occurrences (Rainy), Delta River Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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