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Diopside from
Round Mountain Group, Tarryall Springs Mining District (Puma City), Park County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Round Mountain Group, Tarryall Springs Mining District (Puma City), Park County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1230902
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1230902:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘScheelite Prospect (MRDS - 10090940), Marksbury Gulch Area, Lake George (Badger Flats) Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘScheelite Prospect (MRDS - 10087843), Marksbury Gulch Area, Lake George (Badger Flats) Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
5.6km (3.4 miles) ⓘScheelite Prospect (MRDS - 10094630), Marksbury Gulch Area, Lake George (Badger Flats) Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘScheelite Prospect (MRDS - 10013795), Marksbury Gulch Area, Lake George (Badger Flats) Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘGuffey District; West Occurrence, Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘBetty Mine (Lone Chimney Mine; Betty Lowe), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘSkinney Claim (Lues Gulch Prospect; Lues Ranch Prospect), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘFour Claim Group, Currant Creek Area, Guffey Mining District (Freshwater Mining District), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
62.8km (39.1 miles) ⓘCalumet Mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
64.6km (40.1 miles) ⓘDevil's Hole Mine, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
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