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Garnet Group from
Yellow Jacket Spring, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA


Locality type:Spring
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 Yellow Jacket Spring, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:686012
Long-form Identifier:1:3:686012:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘBell prospect, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘBlack Rock Mine (Black Rock Tungsten deposit), Black Rock Canyon, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘMorris Ameil group, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘMorris claims (Morris Ameil group; Amiel group; Ameil et al claims), Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘQueens, Buena Vista Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘHilton Creek Mine (Nicoll Hilton Creek Mine; Milton Creek prospect; Filipelli prospect pits; Hilton Creek project; Phelps Hilton Creek Mine), Mount Morgan, Mono County, California, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘRound Valley Peak occurrence, Round Valley Peak, Inyo County, California, USA
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘRound Valley Mine, Round Valley, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘHuntley Industrial Minerals Inc., Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘLittle McGee Creek Mine (White Caps Mine), Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
References
Ransome, Alfred Leslie (1940), General geology and ores of the Blind Spring Hill mining district, Mono County, California: California Division Mines Report 36: 191
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 176.
 
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