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Andradite from
Saline Valley, Inyo County, California, USA


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Andradite, etc.

Saline Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
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Andradite, etc.

Saline Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
08925580017271979342173.jpg
Andradite, etc.

Saline Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
07562620017364371996700.jpg
Andradite, etc.

Saline Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
08925580017271979342173.jpg
Andradite, etc.

Saline Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
07562620017364371996700.jpg
Andradite, etc.

Saline Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Andradite
Formula:Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Epidote2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Andradite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Saline Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:662181
Long-form Identifier:1:3:662181:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Andradite
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Amazonite occurrence [1], Haystack Mountain (Haystack; Boulder Mountain; Kern Knob), Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Ti occurrence [1], Summit 2347 meters, Nelson Range, Lee Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘCopper Queen-Lucky Boy Mine (Copper Queen Mine), Summit 2347 meters, Nelson Range, Lee Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘUbehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
50.8km (31.6 miles) ⓘDarwin Mines (Darwin group; Defiance; Driver; Independence; Lane; Liberty; Lucky Jim; Southwest and Thompson; Bernon; Rip Van Winkle; Mexicanus Colorado Inc.), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
52.4km (32.6 miles) ⓘSt. Charles Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
52.4km (32.6 miles) ⓘLucky Lucy Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
52.4km (32.6 miles) ⓘCuster Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘDurham Mine (Pacific Tungsten Co.), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘFernando Mine (St. Charles; Hayward; Darwin Silver project; Fernando and St Charles), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
References
King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
 
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