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Mariposite from
Tightner Mine (Tightner Mines), 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Mariposite
Formula:K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mariposite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tightner Mine (Tightner Mines), 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:769730
Long-form Identifier:1:3:769730:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mariposite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘMorning Glory Mine, Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘ16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘOsceola Mine (Osceola group; Red Star Mine; Colorado Mine; Yellow-Jacket Mine; Yellow Jacket Mine), 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘPanama Mine, Chips Flat, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘRainbow Mine, 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘPlumbago Mine (Marion Mine; Croesus Mine; Standard Extension Mine; Crafts Clute Mine; Enterprise Mine; Hope Mine; Gold Beater Mine), Plumbago, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘIrelan Mine (Ireland Mine), Minnesota Flat, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘRed Ledge Mine (Bank Mining Company), Mack House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘBrush Creek Mine (Ante Up Mine; Lower Brush Creek Mine), Old Mountain House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘGolden Star Mine (Gold King vein; Gold Queen vein; Vesuvius vein; Victor vein), Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
References
Ferguson, Henry G. (1914b), Lode deposits of the Alleghany district, California: USGS Bulletin 580: 153-182
 
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