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Granite from
Buffalo Canyon prospect, Berlin, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Type:Granite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Granite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buffalo Canyon prospect, Berlin, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1491308
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1491308:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Granite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘB & B Quicksilver Mine, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘFury pit, Grantsville, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘGrantsville Summit Prospect, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘEsta Buena Mine, Ellsworth Mining District (Mammoth Mining District), Nye County, Nevada, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘJewel Mine (Eagle group?), Ellsworth Mining District (Mammoth Mining District), Nye County, Nevada, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘBig Springs Mine, Ellsworth Mining District (Mammoth Mining District), Nye County, Nevada, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘBaxter-Hancock Mine (Big Top mine), Fairplay Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘNew Year Group, Twin River Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
28.6km (17.7 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine [?], Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘVictory Tungsten Mine (includes Kay Cooper group on East), Granite camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
Quillen, P. D. (2017). Buffalo Canyon: An Oligocene Greisen-Like Intrusion-Related Gold Deposit in the Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada (Masters thesis, University of Nevada, Reno).
 
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