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Diopside from
Buckingham mine (Hardy mine; Bentley mine; O'Leary mine), Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, 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 Buckingham mine (Hardy mine; Bentley mine; O'Leary mine), Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:654493
Long-form Identifier:1:3:654493:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘContention mine, Copper Basin, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘCarissa pit, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘLabrador mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘSurprize Mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘCopper Canyon mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘFortitude mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘTomboy Mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘBuffalo Valley Gold Mine, Buffalo Valley mine, Buffalo Valley Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘBuffalo Valley mine, Buffalo Valley Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
References
USGS Prof Paper 798D
 
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