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Hematite from
Minnesota Mine (Standard Slag Co. Mine), Buckskin Mining District (Smith Valley Mining District), Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Minnesota Mine (Standard Slag Co. Mine), Buckskin Mining District (Smith Valley Mining District), Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:285419
Long-form Identifier:1:3:285419:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘAlunite Hill, Buckskin Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘBuckskin Mine, Buckskin Mining District (Smith Valley Mining District), Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘAnn-Mason deposit (Ludwig; Douglas Hill; Cast; Blue Hills; McConnell; Minnesota; Shamrock), Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘAnaconda's Yerington open pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights), Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘMason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘAlex Eske tungsten property, McTarnahan Hill, Delaware Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘBessemer Mine, Delaware Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USA
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘLongfellow deposit, Red Canyon Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘCapitol Mine, Delaware Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mine (NBMG # 4817 #4818), Delaware Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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