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Hornfels from
Alpine Mine, Nightingale Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Hornfels
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hornfels data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alpine Mine, Nightingale Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1366507
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1366507:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hornfels
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘMammoth Prospect, Nightingale Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘHunt and Grunt Mine, Nightingale Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘAAA Uranium Occurrence, Nightingale Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘCrosby mine, Nightingale Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘStar Tungsten Mine, Juniper Range Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘFour Jacks claim, Nightingale Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘFireball Ridge prospects, Truckee Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
45.1km (28.1 miles) ⓘStormy Day mine, Hooker Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
45.8km (28.4 miles) ⓘSt. Anthony Mine, Toy Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Andalusite occurrence [1], Blue Wing Mining District, Blue Wing Mountains, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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