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Albite from
Old Eureka Mine (Eureka Mine; Amador Consolidated Mine; Hetty Green Mine; Hayward Mine; Amador claim; Maxwell claim; Alpha claim; Railroad claim), Central Eureka Mine (Summit Mine), Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Eureka Mine (Eureka Mine; Amador Consolidated Mine; Hetty Green Mine; Hayward Mine; Amador claim; Maxwell claim; Alpha claim; Railroad claim), Central Eureka Mine (Summit Mine), Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:924347
Long-form Identifier:1:3:924347:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCentral Eureka Mine (Summit Mine), Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘTreasure Mine (Hazard Mine), New Chicago, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘJackson Butte, Amador County, California, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘGwin Mine (Paloma Mine; Gwin Extension No. 1 Mine), Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘCampo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘBig Canyon Mine (Oro Fino), Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘBBC Mine, El Dorado County, California, USA
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘShaw Mine (Volo Mine; Shan Tez; Shan Tsz), Shingle Springs, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
41.1km (25.6 miles) ⓘAngels Mine (Big Mine; Southwell Mine; Fox; Valentine claims: Angels; Beda Blood; Billings; Crystal; Potter; Doctor Hill; Hennessy; McCormick; Minne; Oneida), Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘUtica Mine, Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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