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Wad from
Dixon deposit, Delaware Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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 Dixon deposit, Delaware Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:274630
Long-form Identifier:1:3:274630:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wad
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘDayton Mine, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘOest mine, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘLucerne mine-pit, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘWoodville mine, Gold Hill, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘJustice Mine, Storey County, Nevada, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘPotosi Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘGalena Hill mine, Galena Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
57.2km (35.5 miles) ⓘ813 pit, Alta Gold Mine, Olinghouse Mining District (White Horse Mining District), Pah Rah Range (Pah Rah Mts), Washoe County, Nevada, USA
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘGreen Hill, Olinghouse Mining District (White Horse Mining District), Pah Rah Range (Pah Rah Mts), Washoe County, Nevada, USA
64.3km (40.0 miles) ⓘPeponis prospect, McClellan Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
References
NBMG Bull 73 Geology and Mineral Deposits of Lyon, Douglas, and Ormsby Counties, Nevada
 
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