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Magnesite from
Fresno Magnesite Mine (Piedra Magnesite Company; Piedra Mine; Balcher Mine; Ward), Piedra, Fresno County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnesite
Formula:MgCO3
Comments:Occurs as massive white veins in serpentine.
Colour:White
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fresno Magnesite Mine (Piedra Magnesite Company; Piedra Mine; Balcher Mine; Ward), Piedra, Fresno County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:645326
Long-form Identifier:1:3:645326:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesite
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘJ. B. Siebert occurrence, Piedra, Fresno County, California, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Magnesite mine [2], Piedra, Fresno County, California, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘSample Mine, Wildcat Mountain, Foothill Copper Belt, Fresno County, California, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘWilliam Terrill, Wildcat Mountain, Foothill Copper Belt, Fresno County, California, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘVance Mine (Vance property), Trimmer, Fresno County, California, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Magnesite occurrence [2], Wildcat Mountain, Foothill Copper Belt, Fresno County, California, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘClara H Mine (Clara H. Mine & mill), Humphreys Station, Big Dry Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘDinuba Magnesite Company Mine, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, USA
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘNaranjo deposits, Woodlake, Tulare County, California, USA
55.6km (34.6 miles) ⓘHanggi Ranch deposit, Venice Hills, Ivanhoe, Tulare County, California, USA
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