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Diorite from
Clipper Canyon Prospect, Shady Run Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Type:Diorite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Clipper Canyon Prospect, Shady Run Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1464069
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1464069:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diorite
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘSouth Group, Copper Kettle Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘCopper Kettle Prospect, Copper Kettle Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘEmery-Fisk Prospect, Copper Kettle Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘGold Bar group, I.X.L. Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘMottini Mine, I.X.L. Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘNorth Group (Group No. 3 or Iron Mountain Group of the Buena Vista Company Iron Deposits), Copper Kettle Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘBuena Vista Mine, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
19.9km (12.3 miles) ⓘBradshaw property, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed iron prospect (MRDS10042607), Pershing County, Nevada, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘAmerican Ore Company mine (Sections 16 and 22), Pershing County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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