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Zircon from
Cherokee, Cherokee Mining District, Butte County, California, USA


Locality type:Unincorporated Community
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cherokee, Cherokee Mining District, Butte County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:653815
Long-form Identifier:1:3:653815:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘFrench Corral Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘSan Juan Mine (San Juan Ridge Mine), North Columbia, North Columbia Mining District (Columbia Hill Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘManzanita Placer Mine (Manzanita Mining Co. property), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘNorth Bloomfield Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
61.7km (38.3 miles) ⓘBlue Tent Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘNevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
64.1km (39.8 miles) ⓘMoores Flat Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
75.1km (46.7 miles) ⓘAlpha-Omega Mines, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
78.1km (48.6 miles) ⓘGold Run Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘLowell Hill Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
References
Silliman, Benjamin, Jr. (1873c), On the probable existence of microscopic diamonds with zircons and topaz, in the sands of hydraulic washings in California: A.I.M.E. Transactions: 1: 385
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 392.
 
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