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Garnet Group from
Giant Mine, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


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 Giant Mine, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:809458
Long-form Identifier:1:3:809458:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘRed Mountain Mo deposits, Red Mountain, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘCrown Point mine, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘColumbia-Kootenay deposit, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘMastodon chrome-nickel deposit, Castle Mountain, Cascade, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘTalisman Mine, Ferry County, Washington, USA
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘCLY Group (BiTel Knoll), Bunker Hill Mine, Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
32.6km (20.3 miles) ⓘOrient Gneiss, Orient Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘEmerald Tungsten Mine, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘNapoleon Mine, Stevens County, Washington, USA
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘPathfinder prospect, Pathfinder Creek, Brown's Camp, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
I.C.L. Webster, G.E. Ray and A.R. Pettipas (1992) An Investigation of Selected Mineralized Skarns in British Columbia. British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 1992I
 
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