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Serpentine Subgroup from
Alta Mine [2], Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Serpentine Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Serpentine Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alta Mine [2], Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:673304
Long-form Identifier:1:3:673304:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Serpentine Subgroup
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘWalker Mine (Chaparral; Brushy Hill), Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘTurner and Lloyd prospect (Turner & Lloyd prospect; Turner & Lloyd and Skipper claims), Elkhorn Station, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘDavis Mine, Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘClary and Langford Mine (Langford deposit; Porter and Spring; Porter and Springs; Nassau), Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘClary & Langford Mine (Porter and Springs Mine; Nassau), Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘBear Mountain Ranch occurrence, Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘStone Mine (Trask Mine; Longton Mine; Coffer Mine; Trask and Stone lease), Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘWilbur Womble Mine (Homestead & Boston), Elkhorn Station, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘHinch Mine (Hinch and Clary deposit), Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘUnknown Cr prospect [10], Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Clark, William B., Lydon, Philip A. (1963) Mines and Mineral Resources of Calaveras County, California. County Report 2. California Division of Mines and Geology
 
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