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Melanterite from
Cowboy Mine (Old Cowboy Mine; Gold Peak Mine; Gold Peak and Cowboy Mines; Zada Mine), Loraine, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Melanterite
Formula:Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Comments:Occurs in the oxidized zone.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cowboy Mine (Old Cowboy Mine; Gold Peak Mine; Gold Peak and Cowboy Mines; Zada Mine), Loraine, Loraine Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:667124
Long-form Identifier:1:3:667124:2
GUID (UUID V4):c506419e-8d81-4ee4-9629-3ff57d0d3481
Nearest other occurrences of Melanterite
40.4km (25.1 miles) Silver Queen Mine (Silver Queen vein; Golden Queen Mine [?]; McBrayer Mine), Soledad Mountain project (Victory), Soledad Mountain deposit, Soledad Mountain (Butte Mountain), Mojave, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
74.7km (46.4 miles) California Rand No. 2 Mine (California Rand Silver Mine; California Rand Mine; Kelly Mine; Kelly Rand Mine), Red Mountain [town] (Osdick), San Bernardino County, California, USA
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