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Garnet Group from
Black Mountain Mine (Ora Granda claim; Buna Gorda claim), Black Mountain [3], Silver Mountain Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Comments:Occurs in fine-grained garnet rock.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Mountain Mine (Ora Granda claim; Buna Gorda claim), Black Mountain [3], Silver Mountain Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:980459
Long-form Identifier:1:3:980459:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘBonanza Dome and Beacon Mine (Bonanza Dome claims), Silver Peak [2], Shadow Mountains Tungsten-North Field, Shadow Mts [2], San Bernardino County, California, USA
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘMary Ann Mine (Adelanto Mining Company), Silver Peak [2], Shadow Mountains Tungsten-North Field, Shadow Mts [2], San Bernardino County, California, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘShadow Mountains Tungsten-North Field, Shadow Mts [2], San Bernardino County, California, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘJust Tungsten Quarries Mine (Shadow Mts Tungsten-North Field; Shadow Mtn. Mines; Just Associates Mine; Princess Pat Mine; Shadow Mountains Mines; Shadow Mountain Mine), Silver Peak [2], Shadow Mountains Tungsten-North Field, Shadow Mts [2], San Bernardino County, California, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘCucamonga Mine (Cucamonga Zinc Mine; Blew Jordam Mine), Cucamonga Peak, Lytle Creek District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘCascade Canyon, San Bernardino County, California, USA
50.0km (31.0 miles) ⓘKramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘGlen Avon Quarry (Glen Avon Limestone deposit; Mathews), Glen Avon, Riverside County, California, USA
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘOld City Quarry (City Quarry; North Hill Quarry; Quarry Hill; Fairmount), Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘBox Springs Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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