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Almandine from
Carmelita Mine (Big Spring mine; Blue Gem claim; Crest Gem mine; Elinor deposit; Elinor mine; Estudillo mine; French Pete mine; MS 6130; Peter Cabat mine), Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Carmelita Mine (Big Spring mine; Blue Gem claim; Crest Gem mine; Elinor deposit; Elinor mine; Estudillo mine; French Pete mine; MS 6130; Peter Cabat mine), Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:572400
Long-form Identifier:1:3:572400:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘHimalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘLithia Dike Mine (Lithia Dyke claim), Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘWilliamson Mine (Coahuila Brave claim; Williamson Silica Mine), Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘJuan Diego Mine No. 1 (Juan Diego No. 1 deposit; Rainbow Mine; Rainbow prospects), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘAudrey Lynn Mine (Audrey Lynne Mine; Jumping Joe claims), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘSly Rick prospect (Green Centipede claim), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘCoyote diggings, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘApollo Lode claim, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘEquestrian prospect, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
35.2km (21.8 miles) ⓘLookout Mine (Hercules group; Lookout prospect; Upper Hercules mine), Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
San Diego Mining Company (1998)
 
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