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Diopside from
Riley Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Riley Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:226751
Long-form Identifier:1:3:226751:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘRiley Extension Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘAlpine Mine (Porvenir Mine), Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘPacific Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
47.4km (29.4 miles) ⓘAdelaide mine, Gold Run Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘAdelaide Crown Mines, Gold Run Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘRedline Gold Skarn Deposits, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘRose Creek Mine, Rose Creek Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘBuffalo Valley mine, Buffalo Valley Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
65.1km (40.4 miles) ⓘBuffalo Valley Gold Mine, Buffalo Valley mine, Buffalo Valley Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
65.6km (40.8 miles) ⓘLabrador mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
References
USBM RI3945
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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