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Chalcedony from
Steamboat Springs mine (silica pit), Steamboat Springs Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Steamboat Springs mine (silica pit), Steamboat Springs Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:204965
Long-form Identifier:1:3:204965:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcedony
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mercury prospect, Steamboat Springs Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘWheeler Ranch prospect, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘJustice Mine, Storey County, Nevada, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘAmerican Flat, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘTaylor-Branch prospect, Castle Peak Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘDeLongchamps prospect, Ramsey Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
49.2km (30.5 miles) ⓘWadsworth, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘSection 21 prospects, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
57.2km (35.6 miles) ⓘRed Bluff mine, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘMount Siegel, Mount Siegel Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
References
NBMG Bull 70 Geology and Mineral Resources of Washoe and Storey Counties, Nevada
 
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