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Graphite from
Bence Mine [1] (Tellurium Mine; Esmeralda Extension Mine), Esmeralda, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Graphite
Formula:C
Comments:Occurs in graphitic slate in country rock.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Graphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bence Mine [1] (Tellurium Mine; Esmeralda Extension Mine), Esmeralda, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:900199
Long-form Identifier:1:3:900199:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Graphite
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘOld McKenny Mine (Old McKenney Mine), Cave City, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘRight Bower Mine (Western; Great Western), Sheep Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘMorgan Mine, Columbia, Columbia Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘAdelaide Mine (Carson Hill group), Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘEureka Plumbago Mine (Eureka Plumbago prospect), Sawmill Flat, Columbia, Columbia Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘPetticoat Mine, Independence, Railroad Flat Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘJamestown Mine (Jamestown group), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘGold King No. 3 & Black Jack Mine, Campo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘBlack Jack lode (Black Jack Mine), Campo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘCampo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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