| Locality type: | Canyon |
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| Species: | Diopside |
| Formula: | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Comments: | Occurs as a common mineral in contact zones in limestone. |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Diopside data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Shadow Creek Canyon, Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District), Ritter Range, Madera County, California, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 641547 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:641547:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | bdb61c3e-80d0-4435-aac5-7ca84e59b5b3 |
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| 18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘPappas prospect (Horseshoe No. 1), Mammoth Lakes, Lakes Mining District (Lake Mining District; Mammoth Mining District), Mono County, California, USA |
| 25.7km (16.0 miles) | ⓘLaurel Mountain, Mono County, California, USA |
| 29.2km (18.1 miles) | ⓘSeptember claims (September Holding & Hillen), Bennettville, Tioga Mining District, Mono County, California, USA |
| 32.0km (19.9 miles) | ⓘScheelore Mine (Scheelore Tungsten deposit; Van Loon Scheelore 8 claims), Mount Baldwin, Mono County, California, USA |
| 43.9km (27.3 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Skarn occurrence [1], Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA |
| 44.1km (27.4 miles) | ⓘTwin Lakes Limestone deposit, Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA |
| 50.1km (31.1 miles) | ⓘPine Creek Mine (Black Monster Mine; Snow Queen Mine; Pine Creek Tungsten Mine & mill; Pine Creek apt plant; Pine Creek custom mill), Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA |
| 51.0km (31.7 miles) | ⓘMolly Tungstite claims (Blue Grouse Mine), Scheelite, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA |
| 55.6km (34.5 miles) | ⓘBlack Rock Mine (Black Rock Tungsten deposit), Black Rock Canyon, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA |
| 63.0km (39.1 miles) | ⓘTrumbull Peak Ba-silicate deposit, Trumbull Peak, Clearing House, Clearing House Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA |
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