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Tenorite from
Carissa pit, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Tenorite
Formula:CuO
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tenorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Carissa pit, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:654541
Long-form Identifier:1:3:654541:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tenorite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘCopper Basin Mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘSurprize Mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘHenrietta mine (Uncle Tom mine), Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘSweet Marie mine, Copper Basin, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘWidow mine, Copper Basin, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘBailey Day mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘBig Pay mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘMorning Star mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘBig Mike Mine, Tobin and Sonoma Range Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘGold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
References
USGS Prof Paper 798D
 
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