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Wad from
O'Brien claim, Buffalo Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:'Wad' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wad data
Locality Data:Click here to view O'Brien claim, Buffalo Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:271193
Long-form Identifier:1:3:271193:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wad
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘDe la Vega claim, Buffalo Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘMajor claim, Gold Run Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘCrown mine (Adelaine Crown mine), Gold Run Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘBlack Diamond claim, Black Diablo Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Copper Mine (MRDS10043951), Golconda Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘLone Tree Mine, Buffalo Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘBlack Rock mine, Buffalo Valley Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘPollard Canyon prospects, Tobin and Sonoma Range Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘVictory prospect, Rose Creek Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘCove mine (McCoy-Cove mine; McCoy mine), McCoy Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
References
Willden, R. (1964) Geology and Mineral Resources of Humboldt County, Nevada. Bulletin 59. Nevada Bureau of Mines
 
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