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Chalcedony from
Mount Airy mine, New Pass Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA


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Chalcedony

Mount Airy mine, New Pass Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
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Agate, etc.

Mount Airy mine, New Pass Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
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Chalcedony

Mount Airy mine, New Pass Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
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Agate, etc.

Mount Airy mine, New Pass Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
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Chalcedony

Mount Airy mine, New Pass Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
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Agate, etc.

Mount Airy mine, New Pass Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Thunder eggs
Colour:blue
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcedony data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Airy mine, New Pass Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:280420
Long-form Identifier:1:3:280420:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcedony
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘWard Mine, Jackson Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘHighland group, Aspen Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘIowa Canyon mine, Iowa Canyon Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
54.2km (33.6 miles) ⓘPaymaster Mine, Bruner Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘBruner Mine, Phonolite, Bruner Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
60.4km (37.5 miles) ⓘNevada Quicksilver Mine, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘKaiser Mine (Baxter Mine), Broken Hills Mine, Broken Hills Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
80.2km (49.8 miles) ⓘBell Canyon, Bell Mountain Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
86.5km (53.8 miles) ⓘWarm springs mine (Lime Cap mine; Mercury mine), Warm Springs Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
90.2km (56.0 miles) ⓘSenator (Red Bird Toquima), Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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