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Mariposite from
McAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne 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 McAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:905108
Long-form Identifier:1:3:905108:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mariposite
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘOro Rico Mine (Penon Blanco Mine), Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘMary Harrison Mine, Mary Harrison group, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘCoulterville road cut, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘLouisa Mine (Louise Mine; Louise Point Mine), Mary Harrison group, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
22.2km (13.8 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
25.7km (16.0 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
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘRawhide Mine (Rawhide deposit; Paducah), Jamestown Mine (Jamestown group), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘAlameda Mine, Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘTuttletown, Tuttletown Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
32.8km (20.4 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
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