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Thorite from
Commercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Thorite
Formula:Th(SiO4)
Comments:Occurs as small, irregular patches in the contact zone on the 910 level.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Thorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Commercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1004745
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1004745:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Thorite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘCrestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘSouthern Pacific Silica Quarry (Southern Pacific deposit; Nuevo Mine; Southern Pacific Quarry; S.P. Silica Quarry; S.P. Mine; Nuevo Quarry), Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘSt. Patrick's group (St. Patrick claim; Alger Creek claims), Forest Falls (Fallsvale; Fallsville; Forest Home), San Bernardino County, California, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed U-Th-REE prospects [1], Forest Falls (Fallsvale; Fallsville; Forest Home), San Bernardino County, California, USA
98.8km (61.4 miles) ⓘPacoima Canyon pegmatite locality (Pacoima Canyon Allanite pegmatite; Allanite locality), Pacoima Canyon, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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