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Gypsum from
Section 21 prospect, Mount Thompson (Thompson Peak), El Dorado County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Section 21 prospect, Mount Thompson (Thompson Peak), El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:936131
Long-form Identifier:1:3:936131:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
47.3km (29.4 miles) Prison Stone Quarry, Carson City Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USA
55.7km (34.6 miles) Mound House mine, Mound House Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
55.7km (34.6 miles) Adams mine (Adams claim), Mound House Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
59.8km (37.2 miles) Buckskin Mine, Buckskin Mining District (Smith Valley Mining District), Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
64.7km (40.2 miles) Ludwig Gypsum Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
64.8km (40.3 miles) Ludwig Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
65.3km (40.6 miles) Ann-Mason deposit (Ludwig; Douglas Hill; Cast; Blue Hills; McConnell; Minnesota; Shamrock), Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
65.6km (40.8 miles) Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
71.1km (44.2 miles) MacArthur Mine, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
71.8km (44.6 miles) Carson Hill, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
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