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Hematite from
Silk Worm Mine, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silk Worm Mine, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:194369
Long-form Identifier:1:3:194369:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘIvey Wilson Mine (Sue group; Lucky 44 Mine; Nevada Mine; Mineral Hill claims; Dallas group; Ivy Wilson mine), Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘCopper Shield Mine (Effie Fay group), Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘFlorence group, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘNevada-Bellvue Mine (Marshall group; Ilo tunnel; Allen Mine; Arkansas Mine; Delano claims), Nevada-Bellvue, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Delano group; Bellvue Mine; Marshall group), Nevada-Bellvue, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘAlice Mine (Magnolia claim), Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
55.6km (34.6 miles) ⓘAgjack Occurrence, Tecoma Mining District, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘNorman Mine (Lake Mine; Yellow Jacket Mine; Wasp Mine; Tibo Mine; Summit Mine; Grey Mine; Rock claims), Jarbidge Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘQuartzite Canyon Occurrence, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
65.1km (40.4 miles) ⓘTecoma Mine (Old Tecoma Mine), Tecoma Hill, Box Elder County, Utah, 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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