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Epidote from
Vandalia Mine, Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vandalia Mine, Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:710764
Long-form Identifier:1:3:710764:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBig Canyon Mine (Oro Fino), Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘBBC Mine, El Dorado County, California, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘWilliams prospect, Somerset, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘPioneer-Lilyama Mine (Lilyama Mine; Lilyama Extension Mine; Pioneer Mine; Little Emma Mine; Lilyama Copper and Gold Mine; Volo Mine), Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘPillikin Mine area 5 (Placer Chrome Company workings; Placer Chrome Company Mine; Placer Chrome Mine), Pilliken Mine (Pillikin Mine; Pillikan Mine; Pilliken Chrome Mine), Flagstaff Hill, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘCosumnes Copper Mine, Fair Play, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘGrizzley Flat deposit (Sciaroni; Candor; Pierce), Happy Valley, Grizzly Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
35.2km (21.8 miles) ⓘJackson Butte, Amador County, California, USA
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘThayer Mine (Grey House Mine; Greyhouse Mine; Grayhouse Mine), Waters Peak, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
54.6km (34.0 miles) ⓘIowa Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
References
Nash, J. Thomas (1988) Geology and geochemistry of gold deposits of the Big Canyon area, El Dorado County, California USGS Bull 1854
 
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