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Graphite from
Alhambra Gold Mine (Alhambra Mine; Atlantic Mine), Spanish Flat, Spanish Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Graphite
Formula:C
Comments:Occurs in graphitic-sericitic schist.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Graphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alhambra Gold Mine (Alhambra Mine; Atlantic Mine), Spanish Flat, Spanish Flat Mining District, East Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:928142
Long-form Identifier:1:3:928142:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Graphite
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘBlack Oak Mine [1], Garden Valley, Kelsey Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘJoseph Skinner Mine (Porphyry; Fisk), Placerville (Hangtown), Placerville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘThree Queens Mine (Four Acres Mine), Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘHills Armstrong Graphite deposit, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘArgonaut Mine (Pioneer Mine; Sunset), Martell, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
58.3km (36.2 miles) ⓘPetticoat Mine, Independence, Railroad Flat Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘFields Mine, Chrome Mountain, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
66.7km (41.5 miles) ⓘCampo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
67.7km (42.0 miles) ⓘGold King No. 3 & Black Jack Mine, Campo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
68.5km (42.6 miles) ⓘBlack Jack lode (Black Jack Mine), 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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