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Garnet Group from
Silver Reef Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Reef Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:790692
Long-form Identifier:1:3:790692:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘBruce Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘWonder Mine, Ophir Mountain, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘKeogh Mine, Coso [historical], Inyo County, California, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘPanyo Mine (Panyo Tungsten Mine), Coso [historical], Inyo County, California, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘEmpress Mine, Zinc Hill, Zinc Hill Mining District, Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo County, California, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘSanta Rosa Mine (Lee-Santa Rosa Mine; Santa Rosa Mines), Malpais Mesa, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘShorty Harris Mine (Shorty Harris prospect), Ubehebe Peak, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Range (Panamint Mountains), Inyo County, California, USA
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Garnet occurrence [1], New York Butte (New York Peak), Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘHigh Peak Mine (Hi-Peak Mine), Indian Wells, Indian Wells Canyon Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘSnow White prospect (Buckhorn), Morris Peak, Indian Wells Canyon Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
References
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey, Docket No. DMEA 3853 (1955)
 
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