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Beryl from
Mount Wheeler Mine, Mount Washington, Mount Washington Mining District (Lincoln Mining District), Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada, USA


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Beryl, etc.

Mount Wheeler Mine, Mount Washington, Mount Washington Mining District, Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
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Beryl

Mount Wheeler Mine, Mount Washington, Mount Washington Mining District, Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
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Aquamarine, etc.

Mount Wheeler Mine, Mount Washington, Mount Washington Mining District, Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
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Aquamarine, etc.

Mount Wheeler Mine, Mount Washington, Mount Washington Mining District, Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
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Beryl, etc.

Mount Wheeler Mine, Mount Washington, Mount Washington Mining District, Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
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Beryl

Mount Wheeler Mine, Mount Washington, Mount Washington Mining District, Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
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Aquamarine, etc.

Mount Wheeler Mine, Mount Washington, Mount Washington Mining District, Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
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Aquamarine, etc.

Mount Wheeler Mine, Mount Washington, Mount Washington Mining District, Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
03830440017271983262039.jpg
Beryl, etc.

Mount Wheeler Mine, Mount Washington, Mount Washington Mining District, Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
03976860017272035318053.jpg
Beryl

Mount Wheeler Mine, Mount Washington, Mount Washington Mining District, Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
05422440017271983309793.jpg
Aquamarine, etc.

Mount Wheeler Mine, Mount Washington, Mount Washington Mining District, Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
03208690017361189216653.jpg
Aquamarine, etc.

Mount Wheeler Mine, Mount Washington, Mount Washington Mining District, Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Phenakite1
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Wheeler Mine, Mount Washington, Mount Washington Mining District (Lincoln Mining District), Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:215843
Long-form Identifier:1:3:215843:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Rocks & Minerals. Nov. 1999.
Russ Rizzo CollectionIdentified by Russ Rizzo: Visual Identification
 
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