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Garnet Group from
French Corral Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view French Corral Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:946714
Long-form Identifier:1:3:946714:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘNorth Banner Consolidated Mine (North Banner Quartz Mine; North Banner Cons.; North Banner Co; North Banner Qtz), Lava Cap-Banner-Central group (Central Consolidated; South Banner; North Banner), Banner Mountain (Banner Hill), Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘH. C. Elster property, Cherry Creek Acres, Nevada County, California, USA
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘManga-Chrome Mine (Manga Chrome; Magna-Chrome Mine; Duggan Mine; Steams and Owens [?]), Limekiln, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘCherokee, Cherokee Mining District, Butte County, California, USA
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au mine [5], Signal Peak, Meadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
54.5km (33.9 miles) ⓘPioneer-Lilyama Mine (Lilyama Mine; Lilyama Extension Mine; Pioneer Mine; Little Emma Mine; Lilyama Copper and Gold Mine; Volo Mine), Pilot Hill, Pilot Hill Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘMeadow Lake Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
71.2km (44.3 miles) ⓘPlacerville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
80.2km (49.9 miles) ⓘWilliams prospect, Somerset, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘWalker Mine (Walker Brothers Mine; Walker Copper Mine; Native Son Mine [?]), Argentine Rock, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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