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Jasper from
Black Eagle Mine, Kearsarge, Kearsarge Mining District [2], Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Jasper
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Jasper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Eagle Mine, Kearsarge, Kearsarge Mining District [2], Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:684385
Long-form Identifier:1:3:684385:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Jasper
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘSnowcaps Mine (Sunshine Snocaps Mine), Kearsarge, Kearsarge Mining District [2], Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘReward Mine, Reward, Russ Mining District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘCottonwood Creek headwaters area, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘSanta Rosa Mine (Lee-Santa Rosa Mine; Santa Rosa Mines), Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘFairbanks Mine, Ruona group, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
70.0km (43.5 miles) ⓘChristmas Gift Mine, Ophir Mountain, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘRuona Mine, Ruona group, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
71.9km (44.6 miles) ⓘDarwin Mines (Darwin group; Defiance; Driver; Independence; Lane; Liberty; Lucky Jim; Southwest and Thompson; Bernon; Rip Van Winkle; Mexicanus Colorado Inc.), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘWonder Mine, Ophir Mountain, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
73.0km (45.4 miles) ⓘJackass Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
References
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