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Gneiss from
Laxton Mine, Wheeler Wash, Wheeler Wash Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Gneiss
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gneiss data
Locality Data:Click here to view Laxton Mine, Wheeler Wash, Wheeler Wash Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1376069
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1376069:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gneiss
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘMidway prospect (Midway Tungsten prospect), Boriana Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘHH & R Mine (Silverado Mine), Mohave County, Arizona, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘDevils Canyon prospect, Devils Wash Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘMidwest Mine, Devils Wash Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘOphir prospects, Wabayuma Peak Wilderness Area, Ophir Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘBest Bet Mine (Mohave Metals Mine; Kampff Mine), Maynard Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘBlue Bell group, Maynard Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘDemocrat Mine, Maynard Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘLentz Black Rock group (Lentz Black Rock prospect), Ophir Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘMurphy Tungsten prospect, Wheeler Wash Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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