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Diorite from
Snowdrift Mine, Red Butte Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Diorite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Snowdrift Mine, Red Butte Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1548297
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1548297:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diorite
0.6km (0.3 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2423, Red Butte Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘLow Iron Deposit, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘMary Claims, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2420, Jungo Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘBlack Jack mine, Jackson Mountains Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
25.2km (15.6 miles) ⓘHarrison Grove Mine, Jackson Mountains Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘRed Bird mine, Jackson Mountains Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘIron King mine (DeLong mine), Jackson Mountains Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘJackson prospect, Jackson Mountains Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘBox Canyon Mine (NBMG Sample Site 2852), Haystack Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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