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Wad from
King Midas, Ely Springs Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:'Wad' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wad data
Locality Data:Click here to view King Midas, Ely Springs Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1555634
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1555634:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wad
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘIrmine and Postum mine (Irvine and Bauers mine), Highland Mining District, Highland Range, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘHedman mine, Ely Springs Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect (MRDS10125532), Comet Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘComet Mine area, Comet Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘWest Manhattan Vein Prospect, Highland Mining District, Highland Range, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘMount Comet Shaft, Comet Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘSmall Prospect Trenches, Comet Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘShodde mine (Lyndon mine), Comet Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘPan American mine, Comet Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘIron Cap Mine, Comet Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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