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Chert from
Candelaria Silver Mine, Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Chert
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chert data
Locality Data:Click here to view Candelaria Silver Mine, Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1559379
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1559379:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chert
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘIron King, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘPirate No. 3 Variscite Claim, Candelaria Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘQiroux Barite Mine, Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘConstellation Claims, Black Horse Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘBlack Jack Mine, Sodaville Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘEastside Mine, Eastside Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘCopper King nos. 1-12, Eastside Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘSullivan prospect (Black Lizard prospect; Sullivan and Cornelius), Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘBetty Mine (Betty and Messenger Mine; Red Wing Mine), Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘAntimony Blossom Prospect, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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