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Diopside from
Black Rock Mine (Black Rock Tungsten deposit), Black Rock Canyon, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calcite
Epidote
Nontronite
Quartz
Scheelite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Rock Mine (Black Rock Tungsten deposit), Black Rock Canyon, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329405
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329405:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘScheelore Mine (Scheelore Tungsten deposit; Van Loon Scheelore 8 claims), Mount Baldwin, Mono County, California, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘLaurel Mountain, Mono County, California, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘPine Creek Mine, Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘMolly Tungstite claims (Blue Grouse Mine), Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘPappas prospect (Horseshoe No. 1), Mammoth Lakes, Lakes Mining District (Lake Mining District; Mammoth Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘPickup Mine (Chipmunk Mine), Lookout Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘShadow Creek Canyon, Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District), Ritter Range, Madera County, California, USA
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘBirch Creek, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
69.6km (43.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Skarn occurrence [1], Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
70.4km (43.8 miles) ⓘTwin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
References
USGS Bul 922-S "Tungsten Deposits of the Benton Range, Mono Co. CA"
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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