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Chalcedony from
Purple Vein prospect, Bootstrap Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcedony data
Locality Data:Click here to view Purple Vein prospect, Bootstrap Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:194177
Long-form Identifier:1:3:194177:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcedony
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘHollister deposit (Ivanhoe/USX; Butte; Velvet; Clementine), Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘSilver Cloud Mine (New Verde Mine), Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘSilver Cloud Mine, Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘFox Mine (Pangburn property; Governor group), Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘGovernor Mine (Hunt property; Silver Fox Mine; Combination Mine; Florence Mine; Portland claims), Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘChukar Footwall Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘBerry Creek group, Tuscarora Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘSurprise fraction, Tuscarora Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘFalcon Mine (Ruby Silver; Rock Creek; April Fool group), Rock Creek Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘMayflower claim (East Shaft), Izenhood Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
References
LaPointe, Daphne D., Tingley, Joseph V., Jones, Richard B. (199) Mineral resources of Elko County, Nevada. Bulletin 106. Nevada Bureau of Mines
 
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