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Albite from
Shaw Mine (Volo Mine; Shan Tez; Shan Tsz), Shingle Springs, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Comments:Occurs with included gold.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Native Gold
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shaw Mine (Volo Mine; Shan Tez; Shan Tsz), Shingle Springs, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:678908
Long-form Identifier:1:3:678908:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘBig Canyon Mine (Oro Fino), Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
13.4km (8.4 miles) ⓘRed Hill Mine, Kelsey, Kelsey Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘBBC Mine, El Dorado County, California, USA
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘGeorgia Slide Mine (Beattie and Parsons Consonsolidated Mine; Beattie and Parsons Cons.; Beattie claim; Blue Rock claim; Mulvey Point claim; Pacific claim; Parsons claim), Georgetown, Georgetown District, East Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘTreasure Mine (Hazard Mine), New Chicago, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘOld Eureka Mine (Eureka Mine; Amador Consolidated Mine; Hetty Green Mine; Hayward Mine; Amador claim; Maxwell claim; Alpha claim; Railroad claim), Central Eureka Mine (Summit Mine), Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘCentral Eureka Mine (Summit Mine), Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘJackson Butte, Amador County, California, USA
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘGwin Mine (Paloma Mine; Gwin Extension No. 1 Mine), Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘCampo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Storms, William H. (1895), The wall rocks of California gold mines: Engineering & Mining Journal: 59: 172-173
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 203.
 
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