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Diopside from
Iron Gold Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iron Gold Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:286841
Long-form Identifier:1:3:286841:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘHighline Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘGreen Monster Mine, Shenandoah Peak (Shenandoah Mountain), Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘCopper World Mine, Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘBirthday Mine, Mountain Pass Mine, Mountain Pass, Mountain Pass District, Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘDewey Mine (Dewey prospect), Clark Mountain, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘBeck Mine [1] (Beck deposits; Kingston Iron deposit; Iron Gossam; Beck Mine; Gossan No. 1; 2 & 5 claims), Kingston Peak, Kingston Range District, Kingston Range, San Bernardino County, California, USA
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘTecopa paleolake deposits, Tecopa, Sperry Hills, Inyo County, California, 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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