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Gneiss from
Painted Desert prospect, Hoover Dam area, Mohave County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Type:Gneiss
Comments:Neoproterozoic.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gneiss data
Locality Data:Click here to view Painted Desert prospect, Hoover Dam area, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1392347
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1392347:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gneiss
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘBurrows Mine (Pauly Mines), El Dorado Pass Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
34.0km (21.2 miles) ⓘDowney & Gallen occurrence, Galen Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘNevada Eagle mine, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Clark County, Nevada, USA
36.1km (22.5 miles) ⓘGarnet Hill, Clark County, Nevada, USA
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘEldorado Gold Property (WBG deposit; Wall Street; Black Hawk; Gracey), Eldorado Mining District (Colorado Mining District), Eldorado Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
38.2km (23.8 miles) ⓘLakeview mine, Gold Butte Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘCapitol Mine, Capital camp, Eldorado Mining District (Colorado Mining District), Eldorado Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘRich Hill Mine, Nob Hill (Combination Mine; Rich Hill; Silver Legion), Eldorado Mining District (Colorado Mining District), Eldorado Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘGolden Empire Mine, Eldorado Mining District (Colorado Mining District), Eldorado Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘSilver Legion Mine, Nob Hill (Combination Mine; Rich Hill; Silver Legion), Eldorado Mining District (Colorado Mining District), Eldorado Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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