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Garnet Group from
Uncle Billy Rogers Mine (Uncle Billy Rogers claim; Billy Rogers claim; Brewers Mine; Altura Mine; Collossus Mine; Advance Mine), Burnside Lake, Hawkins Peak, Hope Valley Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Uncle Billy Rogers Mine (Uncle Billy Rogers claim; Billy Rogers claim; Brewers Mine; Altura Mine; Collossus Mine; Advance Mine), Burnside Lake, Hawkins Peak, Hope Valley Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:683334
Long-form Identifier:1:3:683334:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘCal-Pine Mine, Burnside Lake, Hawkins Peak, Hope Valley Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘLoope (Monitor; Loopeville), Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Epidote-Garnet-Quartz occurrence [1], Grass Lake, Fallen Leaf, El Dorado County, California, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘLast Dollar Claim, Mountain House Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘTungsten Hills Mine (Cherokee Mine), Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
35.8km (22.3 miles) ⓘAlpine Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘGarnet Hill Mine (Rheona claim), Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘMoore Creek Mine (Moore Creek deposit; Bay Horse Mine; Whitehorse; White Horse Mine), Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘTactite Thursday (War Bond; Old Discovery; Knight Claims; Flag), Delaware Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USA
55.4km (34.4 miles) ⓘGrizzley Flat deposit (Sciaroni; Candor; Pierce), Happy Valley, Grizzly Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
References
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 193.
 
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