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Garnet Group from
Unnamed Epidote-Garnet-Quartz occurrence [1], Grass Lake, Fallen Leaf, El Dorado County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Epidote-Garnet-Quartz occurrence [1], Grass Lake, Fallen Leaf, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:671808
Long-form Identifier:1:3:671808:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘUncle Billy Rogers Mine (Uncle Billy Rogers claim; Billy Rogers claim; Brewers Mine; Altura Mine; Collossus Mine; Advance Mine), Burnside Lake, Hawkins Peak, Hope Valley Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘCal-Pine Mine, Burnside Lake, Hawkins Peak, Hope Valley Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘLoope (Monitor; Loopeville), Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
45.3km (28.1 miles) ⓘGarnet Hill Mine (Rheona claim), Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘGrizzley Flat deposit (Sciaroni; Candor; Pierce), Happy Valley, Grizzly Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘTungsten Hills Mine (Cherokee Mine), Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘMoore Creek Mine (Moore Creek deposit; Bay Horse Mine; Whitehorse; White Horse Mine), Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘAlpine Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘTactite Thursday (War Bond; Old Discovery; Knight Claims; Flag), Delaware Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USA
50.6km (31.5 miles) ⓘLast Dollar Claim, Mountain House Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
References
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 193.
 
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