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Diopside from
Terrell Mine, Troy Mining District, Grant Range, Nye 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 Terrell Mine, Troy Mining District, Grant Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:775177
Long-form Identifier:1:3:775177:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘMarcath Scoria Cone, Lunar Crater, Nye County, Nevada, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘEasy Chair Crater, Lunar Crater, Nye County, Nevada, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘLunar Crater, Nye County, Nevada, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Location 1764, Freiberg Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
52.7km (32.8 miles) ⓘWhite Pine prospect, Currant Mining District, Horse Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘSchwartz Canyon Deposits, Patterson Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
74.7km (46.4 miles) ⓘAd adit (Schwartz tunnel), Patterson Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
86.1km (53.5 miles) ⓘLincoln mine (Tem Piute mine; Emerson mine; North Tempiute; South Thumb; Tempiute; Wah Chang Tungsten Mine), Tem Piute Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
87.2km (54.2 miles) ⓘNorth Tem Piute mine (Schofield mine), Tem Piute Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
87.2km (54.2 miles) ⓘSchofield Mine, Tem Piute Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
References
J.V. Tingley and J. Quade (1986) A mineral inventory of the Tonopah Resource Area, Battle Mountain District, Nevada. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology OFR 86-14.
 
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