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Wad from
Pyramid Mine, Holy Cross Mining District, Churchill 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 Pyramid Mine, Holy Cross Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:274376
Long-form Identifier:1:3:274376:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wad
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘCinnabar Hill Mine, Holy Cross Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘNevada Rand Mine, Randall Property, Brovard, Rand Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘNevada Fairview Mine (Synder Mine; Gold Coin Mine), Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘMizpah Mine, Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘJelinek Mine (Big Ledge Mine), Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘShamrock group, Bell Mountain Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
70.0km (43.5 miles) ⓘNevada Wonder Mine, Wonder Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘIllinois Mine (Marble Camp; United Lodi Mine; Sand Mound shaft; Silver Link shaft), Marble camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘDixon deposit, Delaware Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USA
References
NBMG Bull 83 Geology and Mineral Deposits of Churchill County, Nevada
 
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