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Diopside from
Crazy Sphinx Mine (Dry Gulch; Crazy Sphinx claim), Helena, Helena Mining District (Spring Hill Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 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 Crazy Sphinx Mine (Dry Gulch; Crazy Sphinx claim), Helena, Helena Mining District (Spring Hill Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:786393
Long-form Identifier:1:3:786393:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘGolden Curry Mine (Sourdough mine; Jacqueline; Jacquemin), Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘElkhorn, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘLittle Daisy Mine (Orient; Alice Claims; Maggie), Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
76.8km (47.7 miles) ⓘPipestone Mine, Bald Mountain, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
79.9km (49.6 miles) ⓘToll Mountain Occurrence, Little Pipestone Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
87.5km (54.3 miles) ⓘReady Cash (U. S. Gold; Paymaster), Highland Mining District (Siberia Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
87.7km (54.5 miles) ⓘLimekiln Hill skarn occurrence, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
90.7km (56.4 miles) ⓘBlack Chief Iron Mine, Olson Gulch Mining District, Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA
93.6km (58.1 miles) ⓘGilliam Vermiculite Deposit (Pony Vermiculite Deposit), Mineral Hill Mining District (Pony Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
97.2km (60.4 miles) ⓘRedemption Iron Mine, Franklin Hill Iron Deposit (Tarriff; Courtney Manganiferous Iron Deposit; Courtney Prospect), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
References
Tucker, Chris (n.d.) Personal communication.
Gobla, Michael J. (2012) Montana Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 87 (3) 208-240 doi:10.1080/00357529.2012.676825
 
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