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Diopside from
Bonanza Mine (Bonanza vein; SRK Mine; Mitchell Mine; Kerr Mine; Calvillo Mine), Coyote Mining District, Coyote Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, 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 Bonanza Mine (Bonanza vein; SRK Mine; Mitchell Mine; Kerr Mine; Calvillo Mine), Coyote Mining District, Coyote Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:536181
Long-form Identifier:1:3:536181:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘEisenhower Mine (Eisenhower property/group; Mission Extension; Palo Verde Mine; Palo Verde copper deposit), Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘMission pit, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘPima Mine, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘSenator Morgan Mine group, Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘSilver Bell Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect 118-16, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘTwin Buttes Mine, Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘTucson meteorite (Irwin-Ainsa meteorite), Box Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘLakeshore Mine, North Komelik area, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
69.2km (43.0 miles) ⓘTiptop Mine, Tiptop Mine group (Tiptop Camp prospects/mines), Tiptop Mountain, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10026761, MRDS ID #M000118.
 
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