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Diopside from
Moon Canyon, Woodland, Summit County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Canyon
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moon Canyon, Woodland, Summit County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:117709
Long-form Identifier:1:3:117709:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘScottish Chief Mine (Insley), Silver King Coalition Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘMountain Lake Mine (Jack Mine), Great Western Mine Group, Brighton, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘAlbian Basin, Alta, Little Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘNewman Mine (Sunken City; Big Cottonwood Monarch), Argenta, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘMaxfield Mine, Argenta, Big Cottonwood Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
73.9km (45.9 miles) ⓘMascotte Tunnel Occurrence, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
73.9km (45.9 miles) ⓘBingham Tunnel No. 2 Occurrence, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘCastro Gulch Mine, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
78.3km (48.6 miles) ⓘBingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
79.4km (49.4 miles) ⓘButterfield Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
References
Best, Myron G.; Henage, Lyle F.; Adams, John A. S. (1968) Mica periodotite, wyomingite, and associated potassic igneous rocks in northeastern Utah. American Mineralogist, 53 (5-6). p.1041-1048.
Velde, Danielle, Medenbach, Olaf, Wagner, Christiane, Schreyer, Werner (1989) Chayesite, K(Mg,Fe2+)4Fe3+[Si12O30]: A new rock-forming silicate mineral of the osumilite group from the Moon Canyon (Utah) lamproite. American Mineralogist, 74 (11-12) 1368-1373
 
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