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Fayalite-Forsterite Series from
Peavine sequence, Peavine Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA


Classification
Species:'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fayalite-Forsterite Series data
Locality Data:Click here to view Peavine sequence, Peavine Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:288303
Long-form Identifier:1:3:288303:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fayalite-Forsterite Series
77.2km (48.0 miles) ⓘOxford Mine (Oxford Mine and mill; Oxford lease and mill; Becky; Case and Myers; Mt. Holly; Gold Bluff; Good Hope; Good Hope Extension No. 2; Jefferson No. 2 claim; Milton claim), Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
84.5km (52.5 miles) ⓘBeat claim, Casa Loma, Dutch Flat Mining District (Towle Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
87.3km (54.3 miles) ⓘNorth Fork Chrome Mine, Snakehead Point, Placer County, California, USA
89.1km (55.3 miles) ⓘBoiler Pit Mine (Victory Chrome Company deposit; Sugar Pine Chrome Mines), Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
89.7km (55.7 miles) ⓘIowa Hill Chrome Mine (Williamson and Beck property [1918]), Cottage Home Hill, Iowa Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
90.0km (55.9 miles) ⓘDaisy Bell claim (Daisy Belle claim), Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
90.5km (56.3 miles) ⓘSunset Mine (Sun Set Chrome Mine; Sugar Pine Chrome Mine), Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
93.8km (58.3 miles) ⓘBunker Mine (Bunker Mines; Blue Bird Mine [1880's]; Bay Tree prospect; Sunnyside occurrence), Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA
95.5km (59.4 miles) ⓘWhite Pine Mine (Bear claim), Claremont, Rock Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
95.7km (59.5 miles) ⓘWashout claim, Bath, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer 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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