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Diopside from
Banner Hill group, Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Banner Hill group, Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:196584
Long-form Identifier:1:3:196584:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘKillie Mine (Latham Mine; Kille Mine; Nevada Lead Mine), Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘHumbug mine (Parker mine; Humbug group; Humbug-Parker), Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘSpruce Standard mine (Standard mine), Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘVictoria Mine, Dolly Varden Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘBattle Creek Mine (Noonday Mine; High Ore Mine; Bowring Mine; Friday Mine; Crescent Mine; Ruby Valley Mine; Galenite claims; Battle Creek group; BC claims), Ruby Valley Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘValley View mine (Owl claim; Hankins property), Road Canyon area, Valley View Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘStar Tungsten Mine (Star Mine; Ogilvie Mine; Harrison Pass Mine), Harrison Pass Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
94.9km (59.0 miles) ⓘCane Springs Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘU.S. Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
96.3km (59.9 miles) ⓘBonnemort Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele 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
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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