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Tactite from
Surprize Mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Tactite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tactite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Surprize Mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1553407
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1553407:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tactite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘLabrador mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘCopper Canyon mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘGranite Creek Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
62.2km (38.6 miles) ⓘValley View Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘMarcus Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
64.8km (40.2 miles) ⓘKirby Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
65.3km (40.6 miles) ⓘTop Row Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2611, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘKnight Prospect, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘDry Hills Tactite Prospect, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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