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Monazite Group from
Homestretch Mines (Homestretch claims; Homestead claims; Homestead group of claims; Homestretch group of claims), Copper Mountain, Twentynine Palms Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Monazite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:REE(PO4)
Comments:Th-bearing.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Monazite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Homestretch Mines (Homestretch claims; Homestead claims; Homestead group of claims; Homestretch group of claims), Copper Mountain, Twentynine Palms Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:673221
Long-form Identifier:1:3:673221:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Monazite Group
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘSteiner claims, Landers, San Bernardino County, California, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed REE occurrence [5], Negro Hill, Riverside County, California, USA
24.2km (15.1 miles) ⓘAjax prospect, Music Valley deposit (Music Valley Rare Earth deposit), Music Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘMusic Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘMusic Valley deposit (Music Valley Rare Earth deposit), Music Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘPeerless Nuclear Minerals deposits (Hansen No. 2 prospect; Uranus No. 2 prospect), Music Valley deposit (Music Valley Rare Earth deposit), Music Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘU-Thor claims (Unnamed U deposit; U-Thor deposit), Music Valley deposit (Music Valley Rare Earth deposit), Music Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘBlack Dog prospect (Black Dog claim), Rock Corral, Landers, San Bernardino County, California, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘLucky Seven claim, Rimrock, Morongo District (Lone Valley District), San Bernardino County, California, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘMartin prospects, One Hole Spring, Bighorn Mountains, San Bernardino 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: 25
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 271
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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