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Magnesite from
Ball Iron deposits (Ball Mine; Ball Magnesite deposit; Ball; Red Seal), Sidewinder Mountain, Rodman Mountains, Belleville Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Magnesite
Formula:MgCO3
Comments:Relatively high quality material.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ball Iron deposits (Ball Mine; Ball Magnesite deposit; Ball; Red Seal), Sidewinder Mountain, Rodman Mountains, Belleville Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:648581
Long-form Identifier:1:3:648581:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesite
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘRichter deposit (Richter Dolomite deposit; Marter claims), Lucerne Valley, Lucerne Valley Limestone District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Dolomite-Magnesite deposit [5] (Unnamed Dolomite deposit), Goat Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘNW Barstow Dolomite (Dolomite Northwest of Barstow Cal.), Barstow, Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Magnesite prospect [5], Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Magnesite prospect [4], Harvard (Blythe), San Bernardino County, California, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘBessemer Iron Dolomite, Iron Ridge, Lava Beds District (Newberry District), Lava Bed Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘKramer Hills deposit (Unnamed Magnesite deposit [2]), Kramer Hills [hills], Kramer Hills [town], East Kramer Borate area (East Kramer Colemanite area), East Kramer Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘSugar Loaf Mountain prospect, Woodlands (Erwin Lake), Baldwin Lake District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘHeath Canyon flood control channel, Wrightwood, San Bernardino County, California, USA
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘSaddleback Mountain, East Kramer Borate area (East Kramer Colemanite area), East Kramer Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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