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Titanite from
Pine Creek Mine, Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Titanite
Formula:CaTiO(SiO4)
Comments:Occurs in vein-like chains of crystals.
Colour:Yellowish
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Titanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pine Creek Mine, Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:687131
Long-form Identifier:1:3:687131:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Titanite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘMolly Tungstite claims (Blue Grouse Mine), Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘBishop Creek Mine, Aspendell, Bishop Creek Mining District, Inyo County, California, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘLaurel Mountain, Mono County, California, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘPalisade Glacier, Mount Sill, Inyo County, California, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Skarn occurrence [1], Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘTwin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘChampion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘEsquire No. 4 claim, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
70.5km (43.8 miles) ⓘEsquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
References
Bateman, Paul C. (1965), Geology and tungsten mineralization of the Bishop district, California: USGS PP 470: 129
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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