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Hematite from
Mason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:573286
Long-form Identifier:1:3:573286:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
4.3km (2.6 miles) ⓘAnaconda's Yerington open pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights), Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘAnn-Mason deposit (Ludwig; Douglas Hill; Cast; Blue Hills; McConnell; Minnesota; Shamrock), Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘBuckskin Mine, Buckskin Mining District (Smith Valley Mining District), Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘAlunite Hill, Buckskin Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘMinnesota Mine (Standard Slag Co. Mine), Buckskin Mining District (Smith Valley Mining District), Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘLongfellow deposit, Red Canyon Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘOwen iron deposit, Cambridge Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘPreachers Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘPine Nut Molybdenum Prospect (Pine Nut deposit; Gardnerville Mine Area; Alpine Claim; Cosmos Claim; Extension Claim; Owl Claim; Ramona Claim; Scheelite Claim; Tungstate Claim), Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘAlex Eske tungsten property, McTarnahan Hill, Delaware Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USA
References
Einaudi, M. T. (1977) Petrogenesis of the copper-bearing skarn at the Mason Valley Mine, Yerington District, Nevada. Economic Geology, 72 (5) 769-795 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.72.5.769
 
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