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Chert from
Mountain Springs Mine (Mound Springs Mine), Mountain Springs Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Chert
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chert data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mountain Springs Mine (Mound Springs Mine), Mountain Springs Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:272076
Long-form Identifier:1:3:272076:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chert
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘO'Neal mine (Treasure Vault mine), Lewis Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘDusang & Logan mine, Lewis Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘDefiance mine, Lewis Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘEagle Monitor mine, Lewis Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘBetty O'Neal mine, Lewis Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘUtah Vista prospect, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘTopsy mine, Lewis Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘHilltop-Slaven Gold Property, Hilltop Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘSouthern Pacific lease, Hilltop Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
References
Gianella, V.P. (1940), Barite deposits of northern Nevada, A.I.M.E. Tech Pub. 1200
Gianella, V.P. (1941), A.I.M.E. Transactions: 144: 294-299
Brobst, D. A. (1958) Barite resources of the United States. Bulletin 1072b. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1072b p.113 - Table 10
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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