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Gypsum from
Cathedral Cave, Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Cave
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 Cathedral Cave, Snake Range, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:978072
Long-form Identifier:1:3:978072:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘKansas Mine, Muncy Creek Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
73.6km (45.8 miles) ⓘCaroline tunnel, Ward Mine, Ward Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘWard Mine, Ward Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
79.1km (49.1 miles) ⓘRuth pit, Robinson Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
81.0km (50.3 miles) ⓘRichard Mine, Robinson Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘCopper Queen-Midland Mining Company Mine, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
90.9km (56.5 miles) ⓘPole Star Mine, Pole Star Copper Company Mine Group, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
93.2km (57.9 miles) ⓘU.S. Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
94.1km (58.5 miles) ⓘGold Hill Mine, Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District (Clifton Mining District), Tooele County, Utah, USA
References
M.C. Osborne and C.N. Jass (2008) The relationship of mineralogical data to paleontological questions: A case study from Cathedral Cave, White Pine County, Nevada. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, v. 70, no. 3, p. 156–162.
 
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