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Fayalite-Forsterite Series from
Holseman Mine, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fayalite-Forsterite Series data
Locality Data:Click here to view Holseman Mine, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:950231
Long-form Identifier:1:3:950231:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fayalite-Forsterite Series
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘPorter property, Newtown, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘWaite property (White occurrence; White Estate Mine), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘSherman Ranch occurrence (Hoeft lease [1918]), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘBeat claim, Casa Loma, Dutch Flat Mining District (Towle Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘNorth Fork Chrome Mine, Snakehead Point, Placer County, California, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘIowa Hill Chrome Mine (Williamson and Beck property [1918]), Cottage Home Hill, Iowa Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘParker Ranch Chromite deposit (McNear property; Meadowbrook Ranch; Auburn Chrome Mine), Hotaling, Placer County, California, USA
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘSunset Mine (Sun Set Chrome Mine; Sugar Pine Chrome Mine), Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘDaisy Bell claim (Daisy Belle claim), Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘBoiler Pit Mine (Victory Chrome Company deposit; Sugar Pine Chrome Mines), Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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