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Amphibole Supergroup from
Mokelumne River, Amador County, California, USA


Locality type:River
Classification
Species:'Amphibole Supergroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AB2C5(T8O22)W2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amphibole Supergroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mokelumne River, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:862575
Long-form Identifier:1:3:862575:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Amphibole Supergroup
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘBelmont-Osborne Mine (Belmont Osborn Mine; Osborne Mine; Knox; Osborne Consolidated Mine), Altaville, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘCarson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘMiracle Mountain Mine, Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California, USA
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘFiddler's Green deposit (Farmer property), Todd Valley, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘIowa Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
92.4km (57.4 miles) ⓘYuba Consolidated Goldfields Placer Mine, Snelling, Snelling Mining District, Merced County, California, USA
92.7km (57.6 miles) ⓘDamascus Mining District (Sunny South Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
97.3km (60.4 miles) ⓘGold Run Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
References
George, D. R. (1951) Thorite from California, a new occurrence and variety. American Mineralogist, 36 (1-2) 129-132
 
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