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Magnesite from
Gray Eagle Mine, Taylor Hill, Tuolumne County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnesite
Formula:MgCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gray Eagle Mine, Taylor Hill, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:671822
Long-form Identifier:1:3:671822:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesite
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘMonarch prospect (Monarch claim), Chinese Station, Tuolumne County, California, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘPeter Maki deposit (Sunshine claim; Snowdrift claim), Chinese Station, Tuolumne County, California, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘWhite Rock Mine, Chinese Station, Tuolumne County, California, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘGolden Rule Mine, Jumper & Golden Rule group (Jumper Mine; Jumper claim; Jumper deposit; New Era claim), Jamestown Mine (Jamestown group), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘMcCormick Mine (McCormick property; Terry and Sell lease [WWI]), Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘAlameda Mine, Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘBowery Bar prospect, Tuttletown, Tuttletown Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘBowie Estate Mine (J. W. Bowie claims), Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
15.7km (9.7 miles) ⓘDean Mine, Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘHolbrook and McGuire Mine (Low Grade workings; High Grade workings; Holbrook and McGuire group), Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Bradley, W.W. (1925), Magnesite in California: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 79: 138
Logan, Clarence August (1949), Mines and mineral resources of Tuolumne County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 45(1): 80-81
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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