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Willemite from
Desert View Mine, Fawnskin (Grout), Bear Valley District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


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Willemite, etc.

Desert View Mine, Fawnskin, Bear Valley District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Willemite, etc.

Desert View Mine, Fawnskin, Bear Valley District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Willemite, etc.

Desert View Mine, Fawnskin, Bear Valley District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Willemite, etc.

Desert View Mine, Fawnskin, Bear Valley District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Willemite, etc.

Desert View Mine, Fawnskin, Bear Valley District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Willemite, etc.

Desert View Mine, Fawnskin, Bear Valley District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Willemite
Formula:Zn2SiO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hetaerolite2
Franklinite2
Calcite2
Aragonite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Willemite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Desert View Mine, Fawnskin (Grout), Bear Valley District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:61098
Long-form Identifier:1:3:61098:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Willemite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGreen Lead Mine (Greenlead Mine), Fawnskin (Grout), Bear Valley District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
66.5km (41.3 miles) ⓘLead Mountain Mine (Main Barite Mine), Lead Mountain [2], Barstow, Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘJust Tungsten Quarries Mine (Shadow Mts Tungsten-North Field; Shadow Mtn. Mines; Just Associates Mine; Princess Pat Mine; Shadow Mountains Mines; Shadow Mountain Mine), Silver Peak [2], Shadow Mountains Tungsten-North Field, Shadow Mts [2], San Bernardino County, California, USA
84.6km (52.6 miles) ⓘOld Pete Mine (Yim-Wheelock Mine), Ragtown, Stedman District (Ludlow; Rochester; Buckeye), Bullion Mts (Bullion Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Rocks & Min.:64:58.
 
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