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Epidote from
Starbright Mine (Starbright Tungsten Mine; Starbright deposit), Lane Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Scheelite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Starbright Mine (Starbright Tungsten Mine; Starbright deposit), Lane Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:680314
Long-form Identifier:1:3:680314:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘParadise Mountains Tungsten deposit (Paradise Mtns Tungsten deposit), Paradise Springs, Grapevine District, Paradise Range, San Bernardino County, California, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘCelestial prospect, Jack Spring, San Bernardino County, California, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘWhite Dollar Mine (May Day Mine; Mayday Tungsten Mine), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
46.9km (29.2 miles) ⓘJosephine Mine (Josephine ledge; Josephine claim), Ord Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘOrd Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
61.7km (38.4 miles) ⓘPrice group (A.C. Price group claims), Sidewinder Mountain, Rodman Mountains, Belleville Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘE-Site, Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘUpper D-Site, Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘBlue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘJust Tungsten Quarries Mine (Shadow Mts Tungsten-North Field; Shadow Mtn. Mines; Just Associates Mine; Princess Pat Mine; Shadow Mountains Mines; Shadow Mountain Mine), Silver Peak [2], Shadow Mountains Tungsten-North Field, Shadow Mts [2], San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Hazenbush, George C. (1952), Geology of the Starbright tungsten mine, San Bernardino County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 48: 201-206
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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