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Diopside from
Scheelore Mine (Scheelore Tungsten deposit; Van Loon Scheelore 8 claims), Mount Baldwin, Mono County, California, 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 Scheelore Mine (Scheelore Tungsten deposit; Van Loon Scheelore 8 claims), Mount Baldwin, Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:144018
Long-form Identifier:1:3:144018:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘLaurel Mountain, Mono County, California, USA
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘPappas prospect (Horseshoe No. 1), Mammoth Lakes, Lakes Mining District (Lake Mining District; Mammoth Mining District), Mono County, California, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘPine Creek Mine, Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘMolly Tungstite claims (Blue Grouse Mine), Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘShadow Creek Canyon, Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District), Ritter Range, Madera County, California, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘBlack Rock Mine (Black Rock Tungsten deposit), Black Rock Canyon, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Skarn occurrence [1], Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘTwin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
41.3km (25.6 miles) ⓘPickup Mine (Chipmunk Mine), Lookout Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘSeptember claims (September Holding & Hillen), Bennettville, Tioga Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
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