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Turquoise from
Edgar turquoise mine, Swales Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Turquoise
Formula:CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Turquoise data
Locality Data:Click here to view Edgar turquoise mine, Swales Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:196632
Long-form Identifier:1:3:196632:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Turquoise
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘCarlin Black Matrix mine, Merrimac Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘBlack Matrix Claim, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine, Schroeder Mountain, Maggie Creek Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘBlue Star Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘAugust Bering mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘStampede Mine, Beaver Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
33.9km (21.0 miles) ⓘRain Mine, Carlin Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘBald Mountain Chief mine, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
80.9km (50.2 miles) ⓘBlue Eagle mine (Blue Sky mine), Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
81.3km (50.5 miles) ⓘOld Campground prospect, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
References
LaPointe, Daphne D., Tingley, Joseph V., Jones, Richard B. (199) Mineral resources of Elko County, Nevada. Bulletin 106. Nevada Bureau of Mines
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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