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Rhyolite from
Unnamed prospect (MRDS10044456), Sharp Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Type:Rhyolite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhyolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed prospect (MRDS10044456), Sharp Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1592334
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1592334:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhyolite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘRed Bird claims, Willow Creek Mining District, Quinn Canyon Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘPerkins group, Willow Creek Mining District, Quinn Canyon Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘEmerald prospect, Quinn Canyon Mining District, Quinn Canyon Range, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘFlorence mine, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
52.2km (32.4 miles) ⓘArrowhead Esperanza Mines Company, Nye County, Nevada, USA
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘBlack Hawk Mine (Black Hawk Mercury Mine; Mellan Mine; Mercury claim; Producer claim; Red Mercury claim; Little Mercury claims; Mellan and Reid Mine; Red Dog claims [?]), Queen City Mining District, Quinn Canyon Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘArrowhead Bonanza Mining Company, Nye County, Nevada, USA
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘBlackbird prospect(?), Silverton Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect (MRDS10040573), Queen City Mining District, Quinn Canyon Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘAntimonial Mine, Reveille, Reveille Mining District, Reveille Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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