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Chlorite Group from
Blue Buzzard Lode Mine (Blue Buzzard Mine), Mescal Range, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Occurs as an oxidation product in the shear zone.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Buzzard Lode Mine (Blue Buzzard Mine), Mescal Range, Ivanpah Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:982266
Long-form Identifier:1:3:982266:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
4.7km (2.9 miles) Mountain Pass Mine, Mountain Pass, Mountain Pass District, Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
64.4km (40.0 miles) Blue Bell Mine, Zzyzx, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
67.7km (42.0 miles) Quaker City claim, Eldorado Rand group, Eldorado Mining District (Colorado Mining District), Eldorado Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
67.7km (42.1 miles) Golden Empire Mine, Eldorado Mining District (Colorado Mining District), Eldorado Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
68.1km (42.3 miles) Occidental mine, Eldorado Mining District (Colorado Mining District), Eldorado Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
72.1km (44.8 miles) Tecopa paleolake deposits, Tecopa, Sperry Hills, Inyo County, California, USA
93.1km (57.9 miles) Iron Hat deposit (Iron Hat Iron deposit; Iron Hat Mine; Armstrong and Doran; Ironclad deposit; Iron-Clad deposit), Cadiz, Marble Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
93.4km (58.1 miles) Van Deemen Mine, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
98.5km (61.2 miles) Roadside Mine, San Francisco Mining District, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
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