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Kyanite from
Western Non-Metallic Mine (Western Non-Metallic Company Mine), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Kyanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Sericite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kyanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Western Non-Metallic Mine (Western Non-Metallic Company Mine), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:685153
Long-form Identifier:1:3:685153:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kyanite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘDrifted Snow Mine, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘAmerican Girl Mine (Cargo Mine; Cargo Muchacho Mine), American Girl project, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘBluebird Kyanite Mine (Vitrefrax Corporation property; Vitrefrax Mine; Bluebird Hill Kyanite deposit; Drifted Snow; Foster Bluebird Mine; Bluebird Mine; Ogilby Kyanite deposit), Vitrefrax Hill (Bluebird Hill), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘVitrefrax Hill (Bluebird Hill), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Dumortierite occurrences [1], Ogilby, Imperial County, California, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘIndian Pass placer, Indian Pass, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘCrown Uranium prospect (Crown Uranium group; Tenn-Cal claims; Tenn-Cal group), Glamis, Chocolate Mountains Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘClip Mine, Clip, Hidden Valley, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘClip, Hidden Valley, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘClip Wash, Clip, Hidden Valley, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
References
Sampson, Reid J. & W. Burling Tucker (1942), Mineral resources of Imperial County: California Mining Bureau. Report 38: 139
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 275
 
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