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Basalt from
Timber Mountain caldera, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Caldera
Classification
Type:Basalt
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Basalt data
Locality Data:Click here to view Timber Mountain caldera, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1591384
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1591384:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Basalt
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘOasis Valley, Nye County, Nevada, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘDaisy deposit, Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘSurprise No. 1 Claim, Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘWonder No. 1 Claim, Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘTramps group, Bullfrog Mining District, Bullfrog Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘBarrick Bullfrog Gold Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘCinder Cone Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
54.3km (33.8 miles) ⓘHappy Hooligan Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
80.2km (49.8 miles) ⓘGold Prospect MRDS(10046489), Don Dale Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
81.9km (50.9 miles) ⓘCorkscrew Canyon Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Mining District (Furnace Creek Borate Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
References
CHRISTIANSEN, ROBERT L., LIPMAN, PETER W., CARR, W. J., BYERS, F. M., ORKILD, PAUL P., SARGENT, K. A. (1977) Timber Mountain–Oasis Valley caldera complex of southern Nevada. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 88 (7) 943 doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1977)88<943:tmvcco>2.0.co;2
 
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