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Turquoise from
Dry Creek Mine (Godber Mine; Last Chance claim; Blue Stone claim; Homesite claim), Simpson Park Mountains, Lander County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Turquoise
Formula:CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Turquoise data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dry Creek Mine (Godber Mine; Last Chance claim; Blue Stone claim; Homesite claim), Simpson Park Mountains, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:272172
Long-form Identifier:1:3:272172:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Turquoise
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘNorthern Lights Mine, Lander County, Nevada, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed turquoise prospect (MRDS10046070), Lander County, Nevada, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘMcGuiness mine (Gem mine), Callaghan Ranch Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘGreen Tree mine (Cold Day mine), Callaghan Ranch Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
34.7km (21.5 miles) ⓘAntler mine, Callaghan Ranch Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘZuni Claim, Big Creek Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘIndian Blue Mine, Northumberland Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
43.5km (27.1 miles) ⓘPinto mine (Watts mine), Lander County, Nevada, USA
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed turquoise prospect (MRDS10045894), Ravenswood Mining District (Shoshone Mining District), Lander County, Nevada, USA
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘRalph King mine, Ravenswood Mining District (Shoshone Mining District), Lander 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
 
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