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Gummite from
Buster Tom prospect (Buster Tom claim), Tehachapi, Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:'Gummite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Autunite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gummite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buster Tom prospect (Buster Tom claim), Tehachapi, Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:651208
Long-form Identifier:1:3:651208:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gummite
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘRosamond Uranium prospect (Rosamond prospect; Rosamond-Mojave prospect), Gem Hill, Rosamond Hills, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘJumpin claim, Willow Springs Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘRadiation prospect (Radiation property; Embree property), Bodfish, Erskine Creek Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
59.5km (37.0 miles) ⓘMiracle Mine, Miracle Hot Springs (Hobo Hot Springs), Kern River Uranium Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
References
Walker, G.W., Lovering, T.G., and Stephens, H.G. (1956), Radioactive Deposits in California: Special Report 49 of the Californnia Division of Mines & Geology: 17
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 209.
 
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