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Diopside from
Fenomeno Mine, Rosa de Castilla, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico


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 Fenomeno Mine, Rosa de Castilla, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:65315
Long-form Identifier:1:3:65315:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘRosa de Castilla, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘOlivia Mine, Rosa de Castilla, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘBeltran Mine, El Rayo, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘEl Topo Mine, Los Gavilanes, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘLos Aliados de America, Los Gavilanes, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘRaza Mine, Los Gavilanes, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘAudaz Mine, Los Gavilanes, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘLos Gavilanes, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘMadrelena Mine, Tres Pozos, Baja California, Mexico
68.0km (42.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Limestone-Garnet prospect [1], Boulder Park, Imperial County, California, USA
References
USGS Bulletin 1930
Panczner, William D. (1987) Minerals of Mexico. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. 459 pp.p.382
 
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