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Diopside from
Desert Mound Orebody, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Ore Body
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Desert Mound Orebody, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:184477
Long-form Identifier:1:3:184477:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘArmstrong Mine, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘSouth Orebody, Lindsay Hill Mine, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘVermillion Mine, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘLindsay Hill Mine, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘEast Pioche Mine, Granite Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘHomestake Mine, Iron Mountain, Pinto Iron Mining District (Pinto Mining District; Silver Belt Mining District), Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘBlowout Pit (Columbia Steel Mine), Blowout Hollow, Iron Mountain, Pinto Iron Mining District (Pinto Mining District; Silver Belt Mining District), Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
74.0km (46.0 miles) ⓘGold Leaf Claim, Star-North Star Mining District, Star Range, Beaver County, Utah, USA
75.7km (47.1 miles) ⓘWild Bill Mine, Star-North Star Mining District, Star Range, Beaver County, Utah, USA
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘSkyline Mine, Bradshaw Mining District, Beaver County, Utah, USA
References
Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey
 
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