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Hematite from
Alunite Hill, Buckskin Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alunite Hill, Buckskin Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1744341
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1744341:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘBuckskin Mine, Buckskin Mining District (Smith Valley Mining District), Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘMinnesota Mine (Standard Slag Co. Mine), Buckskin Mining District (Smith Valley Mining District), Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘAnn-Mason deposit (Ludwig; Douglas Hill; Cast; Blue Hills; McConnell; Minnesota; Shamrock), Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘAnaconda's Yerington open pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights), Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘMason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
24.4km (15.1 miles) ⓘLongfellow deposit, Red Canyon Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘAlex Eske tungsten property, McTarnahan Hill, Delaware Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘBessemer Mine, Delaware Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘPreachers Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘPine Nut Molybdenum Prospect (Pine Nut deposit; Gardnerville Mine Area; Alpine Claim; Cosmos Claim; Extension Claim; Owl Claim; Ramona Claim; Scheelite Claim; Tungstate Claim), Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
References
Riedell, KB; Ybarra, SJ; Anderson, PG; McInnis, M (2020) Willow Cu-Mo Project, Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada: On the Trail of the Fifth Yerington Porphyry Deposit. Geological Society of Nevada 2020 Symposium, 973-981
 
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