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Hematite from
Sylvania mine, Railroad 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 Sylvania mine, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:196315
Long-form Identifier:1:3:196315:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSun Mine (Silver King mine; Sunshine), Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBald Mountain Chief mine, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘRed Bird Mine, Nevada Bunker Hill Mines, Alladin Group, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘTrout Creek/South Bullion deposit, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘRain Mine, Carlin Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘEmigrant Springs mine, Carlin Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘBarth Mine (West mine), Safford Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Iron prospect (MRDS10044722), Modarelli-Frenchie Creek Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘModarelli mine, Modarelli-Frenchie Creek Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
29.5km (18.4 miles) ⓘImperial prospect, Modarelli-Frenchie Creek Mining District, Eureka 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
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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