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Epidote from
Star Placer Mine, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Star Placer Mine, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:978949
Long-form Identifier:1:3:978949:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘBoundary Mine (Grass Valley Boundary Mine; New Idea Mine; Oak Tree Quartz Mine; Oak Tree Mine; Brock vein; Peabody vein; Footwall vein), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘManzanita Placer Mine (Manzanita Mining Co. property), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘFrench Corral Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘBlue Tent Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘGold Run Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘArkasas Traveler Mine (Mineral Hill group), Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘIowa Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘSan Juan Mine (San Juan Ridge Mine), North Columbia, North Columbia Mining District (Columbia Hill Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘNorth Bloomfield Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘLowell Hill Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
References
Lindgren, Waldemar (1896a), The gold-quartz veins of Nevada City and Grass Valley districts, California: USGS 17th. Annual Report, part 2: 1-262
 
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