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Siderite from
Blue Tent Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Tent Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:946711
Long-form Identifier:1:3:946711:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘManzanita Placer Mine (Manzanita Mining Co. property), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘSan Juan Mine (San Juan Ridge Mine), North Columbia, North Columbia Mining District (Columbia Hill Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘPittsburg Gold Quartz Mine (Pittsburg Gold Qtz; Pittsburg Mine; Pittsburgh Mine; Pittsburg group), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘNorth Bloomfield Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘFrench Corral Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘMoores Flat Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘGold Run Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘLowell Hill Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘAlpha-Omega Mines, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘRainbow Mine, 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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