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Diatomite from
Diatomite occurrence (1), Oakville, Oakville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Type:Diatomite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diatomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Diatomite occurrence (1), Oakville, Oakville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:717204
Long-form Identifier:1:3:717204:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diatomite
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘMount Pisgah Vineyard, Fetters Hot Springs, Sonoma County, California, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘRichter deposit, Glen Ellen, Sonoma Mountains, Sonoma County, California, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘFelder Mine, El Verano, Sonoma Mountains, Sonoma County, California, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘBasalt Rock Company Mine, Vichy Springs, Napa County, California, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘGoodman Brothers deposit, Mark West Springs, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
49.3km (30.7 miles) ⓘPinole prospect (Pinole Dohrman; Pawsey; Dohrman Pawsey), Bayview-Montalvin, Contra Costa County, California, USA
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘS-Bar-S Ranch Diatomite occurrence, Glenview, Lake County, California, USA
References
California Geology (1981): 185, figure 2 (September, 1981)
USGS MRDS database (2005), loc. file ID #10212662.
 
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