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Limestone from
LaPlata mine (Michigan prospect), Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Limestone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limestone data
Locality Data:Click here to view LaPlata mine (Michigan prospect), Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1246357
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1246357:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Limestone in this Region
NBMG Sample Site 3951, LaPlata mine (Michigan prospect), Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Limestone
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3951, LaPlata mine (Michigan prospect), Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3942, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3872 (Berg Claims?), Sand Springs Marsh Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘWest Side Mines Company Mine, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3853, Sand Springs Marsh Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘStandard Tungsten Claims (Stardust Claims; NBMG Sample Site 3852), Sand Springs Mining District, Sand Springs Range, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘStardust Claims (North Sand Springs Range; Corona; Garnet; Snowflower Group; Shamrock Claims #2 and #3; NBMG Sample Sites #3856; 3857.), Sand Springs Mining District, Sand Springs Range, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘRed Top scheelite mine, Sand Springs Mining District, Sand Springs Range, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘMottini Mine, I.X.L. Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘSilver Range Mines Company Deposits, I.X.L. Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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