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Quartzite from
Cappy's Diggins, White Pine County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Quartzite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cappy's Diggins, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1600887
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1600887:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘGeyser mine, Geyser Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘSchwartz Canyon Deposits, Patterson Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘJerry mine, Patterson Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘDeer Trail mine, Geyser Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘPoljack Property, Lincoln Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘAtlanta mine, Atlanta Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘGold Point Mine Southern Workings, Gold Point Mine (Golden Rod Mine; Gold Ledge Mine), Currant Mining District, Horse Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘTungsten Claim (MRDS10046561), Tungsten Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘEagle claim, Tungsten Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘSerpent Claim, Osceola Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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