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Diopside from
Starlight Mine, Elkhorn Gulch, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, 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 Starlight Mine, Elkhorn Gulch, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:215162
Long-form Identifier:1:3:215162:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘBald Eagle Prospect, Warm Springs Mining District (Warm Springs Creek Mining District), Blaine County, Idaho, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘBasin Group Prospect (Alta Copper), Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘPhi Kappa Mine, Phi Kappa Canyon, Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘWildhorse Mine (Steep Climb; Hard To Find; Beaver), Alta Mining District (Alto Mining District; Wildhorse Mining District), Custer County, Idaho, USA
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘFalling Star - West Pass group prospect, Upper East Fork Salmon River Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘDrummond Claim (Drummond Copper Claim), Hailey Area, Blaine County, Idaho, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘCopper Basin Mine (Reed and Davidson Property), Copper Basin Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
45.8km (28.4 miles) ⓘWashington Basin Deposit (Empire Vein), Custer County, Idaho, USA
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘMeadowview Prospect, East Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘSam and Tom Mine, Lava Creek Mining District, Butte County, Idaho, USA
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