Hectorite Mine (Industrial Mineral Ventures Mine; Franklin Well), Amargosa Desert, Inyo County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hectorite Mine (Industrial Mineral Ventures Mine; Franklin Well) | Open-Cast Mine |
| Amargosa Desert | Desert |
| Inyo County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 25' 14'' North , 116° 28' 8'' West
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nye Gold Seekers | Pahrump, Nevada | 49km |
A former clay (hectorite) mine located in sec. 6, T26N, R5E, SBM, 13.2 km (8.2 miles) ENE of Pyramid Peak (coordinates of record) and 14.1 km (8.8 miles) NNW of Death Valley Junction, in the Amargosa Desert along the Amargosa River. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters. Workings include unspecified surface openings/operations. The mine property is currently under claim.
In the portion of the deposit exposed by the open pit, brown hectorite occurs coating the surfaces and partially filling the void spaces in a vuggy carbonate breccia. The depositional mode of the hectorite is unclear, but it may be hydrothermal based on the lateral discontinuity of mineralization. Local rocks include Quaternary alluvium and marine deposits.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hectorite | 9.EC.45 | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10188177 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060271750
Hectorite Mine, Amargosa Desert, Inyo County, California, USA