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Diopside from
Champion Mine, Champion-Anderson group, Volcano Peak, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral 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 Champion Mine, Champion-Anderson group, Volcano Peak, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:933709
Long-form Identifier:1:3:933709:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘNew York Canyon Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘNew York Canyon, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘFlying Cloud Mine (Oddie and Giovanni; Babcock), Marietta Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘLucky Boy Mine (Mountain King Mine), Lucky Boy Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘVictory Mine (Great Basin Mine), Granite camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
59.0km (36.7 miles) ⓘNevada Scheelite mine, Leonard Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘBuffalo Canyon prospect, Berlin, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
85.6km (53.2 miles) ⓘStardust Claims (North Sand Springs Range; Corona; Garnet; Snowflower Group; Shamrock Claims #2 and #3; NBMG Sample Sites #3856; 3857.), Sand Springs Mining District, Sand Springs Range, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
95.1km (59.1 miles) ⓘPumpkin Hollow Project, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
99.0km (61.5 miles) ⓘBlack Rock Mine (Black Rock Tungsten deposit), Black Rock Canyon, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
References
Clark, C. W. (1922). Geology and ore deposits of the Santa Fe district, Mineral County, Nevada (Vol. 14, No. 1). University of California Press.
 
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