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Diopside from
Delmas Mine (Sweepstakes Mine; Delmas SW Mine; Como Mine), Nevada Bunker Hill Mines, Alladin group, Railroad Mining District, Elko 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 Delmas Mine (Sweepstakes Mine; Delmas SW Mine; Como Mine), Nevada Bunker Hill Mines, Alladin group, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:710487
Long-form Identifier:1:3:710487:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘStorm King claim, Nevada Bunker Hill Mines, Alladin group, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘGrey Eagle Mine (Lee Mine; Helen M. claims; Lucky May Mine), Nevada Bunker Hill Mines, Alladin group, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
34.7km (21.5 miles) ⓘChukar Footwall Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘMike deposit, Maggie Creek Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
50.0km (31.0 miles) ⓘValley View mine (Owl claim; Hankins property), Road Canyon area, Valley View Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘStar Tungsten Mine (Star Mine; Ogilvie Mine; Harrison Pass Mine), Harrison Pass Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘBattle Creek Mine (Noonday Mine; High Ore Mine; Bowring Mine; Friday Mine; Crescent Mine; Ruby Valley Mine; Galenite claims; Battle Creek group; BC claims), Ruby Valley Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘDeep Star mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘBetze-Post pit, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘLone Mountain mine, Merrimac Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
References
USGS Open-File Report 76-56
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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