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Pegmatite from
Prospect (MRDS10043847), Wedekind Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Type:Pegmatite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pegmatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Prospect (MRDS10043847), Wedekind Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1600564
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1600564:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pegmatite
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘSophie group, Voltaire Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘCrosby mine, Nightingale Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘWar Bond Mine (Tactite and Thursday; Old Discovery; Knight Claims), Delaware Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘSage Hen Springs Prospect, Nightingale Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
70.8km (44.0 miles) ⓘFour Jacks claim, Nightingale Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
70.9km (44.0 miles) ⓘPoncho Group，Butch Group and Doris Claim, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘGranite Group, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
72.5km (45.1 miles) ⓘBig Question Prospect (Altonella No. 78), Nightingale Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
72.8km (45.2 miles) ⓘTungsten Prospect No. 2 (MRDS10047534), Juniper Range Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2907, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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