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Chlorite Group from
Mammoth Mine (Mammoth Copper Company; Anderson Mine; Mayflower Mine; Sheridan Mine; Gillispie Mine), Copper Crest group, Mammoth Butte, Backbone District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mammoth Mine (Mammoth Copper Company; Anderson Mine; Mayflower Mine; Sheridan Mine; Gillispie Mine), Copper Crest group, Mammoth Butte, Backbone District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:770561
Long-form Identifier:1:3:770561:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘBalaklala Mine (Windy Camp Mine), Sugarloaf Mountain [3], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘWest End Mine (Spanish Mine), Whiskeytown, Whiskeytown Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘYankee John Mine, Redding, Redding Mining District, Shasta County, California, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine (Copper Queen lode; Copper Queen group), Bonanza King lookout, Bonanza King, Trinity Fork Mining District (Trinity Mining District), Trinity Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘDemocrat group, Weaverville, Weaverville District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘTrinity Gold Mine, Hoosimbim Mountain, Hayfork Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
48.2km (30.0 miles) ⓘGlobe Consolidated Mine (Bailey and Chloride Mine; Globe-Bailey-Chloride Mine; North Star claim; Globe Consolidated group; Bailey Mine; Chloride Mine; Moonlight claim; Brown Bear claim; Bailey group; Globe group), Dedrick, Canyon Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
85.8km (53.3 miles) ⓘLassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Shasta County, California, USA
99.4km (61.7 miles) ⓘMugginsville, Oro Fino Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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