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Mariposite from
Oro Rico Mine (Penon Blanco Mine), Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Mariposite
Formula:K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mariposite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oro Rico Mine (Penon Blanco Mine), Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:565403
Long-form Identifier:1:3:565403:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mariposite
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘMcAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘMary Harrison Mine, Mary Harrison group, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘCoulterville road cut, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘLouisa Mine (Louise Mine; Louise Point Mine), Mary Harrison group, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘJosephine Mine (Pine Tree Mine; Pine Tree Josephine Mine; Pine Tree and Josephine Mine), Pacific Mining Co. group, Bagby, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘHarvard Mine (Harvard Mine group; McCann claim; Mooney claim; Pacific claim; Vulture claim; Trio claim; Sobrante claim), Jamestown Mine (Jamestown group), Jamestown Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘHayseed Mine, Whitlock (Farmer's Hope; Whitlock Creek; Whitlock Gulch), Whitlock Mining District, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘRawhide Mine (Rawhide deposit; Paducah), Jamestown Mine (Jamestown group), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘAlameda Mine, Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘTuttletown, Tuttletown Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
References
Weir, R. H.; Kerrick, D. M. (1987) Mineralogic, fluid inclusion, and stable isotope studies of several gold mines in the Mother Lode, Tuolumne and Mariposa counties, California. Economic Geology, 82 (2). p.328-344. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.82.2.328
 
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