Selenite Range

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Template:Infobox mountain The Selenite Range is a mountain range in western Pershing County, Nevada.[1] The range is a north–south trending feature approximately Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". wide.

The Fox Range lies to the west across the San Emidio Desert valley and the south end of the Black Rock Desert playa. Gerlach and Empire are two communities on the foothills and just to the northwest of the range. These communities supported the gypsum mines in the range during their active period. The large Empire gypsum quarry lies just west of Luxor Peak at 40° 30' N; 119° 18' W just Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Kumiva Peak.[2][3] The range was named for deposits of selenite, a variety of gypsum.[4]

Named Peaks in the range from north to south include: Selenite Peak, Script error: No such module "convert".; Luxor Peak, Script error: No such module "convert".; Kumiva Peak, Script error: No such module "convert".; Purgatory Peak, Script error: No such module "convert".; and Mt. Limbo, Script error: No such module "convert"..[2][3][5]

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  2. a b Empire, NV 7.5 minute quadrangle, USGS, 1990
  3. a b Kumiva Peak, NV 7.5 minute quadrangle, USGS, 1990
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  5. Purgatory Peak, NV 7.5 min. quadrangle, USGS, 1990

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