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Hemimorphite from
Big 3 Mine, Railroad Springs Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hemimorphite
Formula:Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hemimorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big 3 Mine, Railroad Springs Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:285566
Long-form Identifier:1:3:285566:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hemimorphite
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘPalmetto mine, Palmetto Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘ3 Metals Mine, Weepah Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘGeneral Thomas Mine, Lone Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘAlpine Eagle Mine, Lone Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘHeidi mine, Lone Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘMexican Mine (Reed Flat), Index Hill, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘWest End Mine, Tonopah Mining District, San Antonio Mountains, Nye County, Nevada, USA
72.8km (45.2 miles) ⓘMammoth prospect, Gilbert Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘSilver Dollar claim, Candelaria Mining District (Columbus Mining District), Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘRock Hill mine, Rock Hill Mining District, Esmeralda 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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