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Hemimorphite from
Sun Mine (Silver King mine; Sunshine), Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hemimorphite
Formula:Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hemimorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sun Mine (Silver King mine; Sunshine), Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:196307
Long-form Identifier:1:3:196307:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hemimorphite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘBlue Belle mine, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘTripoli Mine, Nevada Bunker Hill Mines, Alladin group, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘTusc pit (Tusc ore body), Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘSummit View Mine (Ruby Mountain Zinc claims - in part; Lang prospect; Streeter Mine), Corral Creek Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘBattle Creek Mine (Noonday Mine; High Ore Mine; Bowring Mine; Friday Mine; Crescent Mine; Ruby Valley Mine; Galenite claims; Battle Creek group; BC claims), Ruby Valley Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
58.2km (36.2 miles) ⓘOld Whalen Mine, Alpha Mining District, Sulphur Spring Range, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
65.4km (40.6 miles) ⓘCortez mine (Cortez Hills deposit; Cortez Hills underground mine; Garrison mine), Cortez Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
66.4km (41.3 miles) ⓘRip Van Winkle Mine (Rip claims), Merrimac Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
90.8km (56.4 miles) ⓘCommonwealth mine (H claims), Tuscarora Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
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