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Wad from
Black Rock mine, Buffalo Valley Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Black Rock mine, Buffalo Valley Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:271740
Long-form Identifier:1:3:271740:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wad
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘDe la Vega claim, Buffalo Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘO'Brien claim, Buffalo Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘPollard Canyon prospects, Tobin and Sonoma Range Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘLone Tree Mine, Buffalo Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘBlack Diamond claim, Black Diablo Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘCove mine (McCoy-Cove mine; McCoy mine), McCoy Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘMajor claim, Gold Run Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘBetty O'Neal mine, Lewis Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘCrown mine (Adelaine Crown mine), Gold Run Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Copper Mine (MRDS10043951), Golconda Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
Stewart, John H., McKee, Edwin H., Stager, Harold K. (1977) Geology and Mineral Deposits of Lander County, Nevada. Bulletin 88. Nevada Bureau of Mines
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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