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Mariposite from
Golden Star Mine (Gold King vein; Gold Queen vein; Vesuvius vein; Victor vein), Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra 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 Golden Star Mine (Gold King vein; Gold Queen vein; Vesuvius vein; Victor vein), Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:965403
Long-form Identifier:1:3:965403:7
GUID (UUID V4):792f01d4-66d4-4e53-8ee7-0596d953be7c
Nearest other occurrences of Mariposite
8.8km (5.5 miles) Brush Creek Mine (Ante Up Mine; Lower Brush Creek Mine), Old Mountain House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) Osceola Mine (Osceola group; Red Star Mine; Colorado Mine; Yellow-Jacket Mine; Yellow Jacket Mine), 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) Tightner Mine (Tightner Mines), 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
10.4km (6.4 miles) Morning Glory Mine, Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) Panama Mine, Chips Flat, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) Rainbow Mine, 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) Plumbago Mine (Marion Mine; Croesus Mine; Standard Extension Mine; Crafts Clute Mine; Enterprise Mine; Hope Mine; Gold Beater Mine), Plumbago, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) Irelan Mine (Ireland Mine), Minnesota Flat, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) Red Ledge Mine (Bank Mining Company), Mack House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
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