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Rhyolite from
Buckskin National mine, Buckskin Mountain, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Rhyolite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhyolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buckskin National mine, Buckskin Mountain, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1516262
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1516262:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhyolite
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘCaustin mine, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘMammoth mine, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘNational Mine (National vein), National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘRadiator Group, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘIndian Valley mine, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘHatch mine (Morningstar mine), National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘAuto Hill, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘBlum shaft, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘEdmunds mine, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘStall Quicksilver prospect, Rebel Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Taksavasu, Tadsuda, Monecke, Thomas, Reynolds, T. (2018) Textural Characteristics of Noncrystalline Silica in Sinters and Quartz Veins: Implications for the Formation of Bonanza Veins in Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Deposits. Minerals, 8 (8) 331 doi:10.3390/min8080331
 
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