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Epidote from
El Capitan Mine, Granite camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view El Capitan Mine, Granite camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:693760
Long-form Identifier:1:3:693760:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘVictory Mine (Great Basin Mine), Granite camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘEngle-Stouder prospect, Ellsworth Mining District (Mammoth Mining District), Nye County, Nevada, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘBig Springs Mine, Ellsworth Mining District (Mammoth Mining District), Nye County, Nevada, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘGrand View, Ellsworth Mining District (Mammoth Mining District), Nye County, Nevada, USA
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘSullivan prospect, Fairplay Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘBig Dyke claims, Fairplay Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘParadise Peak mine open pit, Paradise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
27.3km (16.9 miles) ⓘBuffalo Canyon prospect, Berlin, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘGrantsville, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘSlate Mine, Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
References
Schilling, John H. (1979) Molybdenum resources of Nevada. Open-File Report 1979-03. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
 
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