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Pyroxene Group from
Bunker Mine (Bunker Mines; Blue Bird Mine [1880's]; Bay Tree prospect; Sunnyside occurrence), Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Pyroxene Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:ADSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyroxene Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bunker Mine (Bunker Mines; Blue Bird Mine [1880's]; Bay Tree prospect; Sunnyside occurrence), Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:940970
Long-form Identifier:1:3:940970:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyroxene Group
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘWashout claim, Bath, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘSunset Mine (Sun Set Chrome Mine; Sugar Pine Chrome Mine), Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘDaisy Bell claim (Daisy Belle claim), Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘBoiler Pit Mine (Victory Chrome Company deposit; Sugar Pine Chrome Mines), Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘIowa Hill Chrome Mine (Williamson and Beck property [1918]), Cottage Home Hill, Iowa Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘNorth Fork Chrome Mine, Snakehead Point, Placer County, California, USA
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘBeat claim, Casa Loma, Dutch Flat Mining District (Towle Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘShelley Mine (Wolf Mine; Shelly Mine; Shelley Wolf Mine), Coloma, Coloma Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘO'Brien Mine (S-Bend Mine), Coloma, Coloma Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
30.2km (18.7 miles) ⓘParker Ranch Chromite deposit (McNear property; Meadowbrook Ranch; Auburn Chrome Mine), Hotaling, Placer County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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