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Illite from
Midas Mine (Reco Mine; Big Chief group; King Midas claim; Dixie claim), Gold Circle Mining District (Midas Mining District), Elko County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Illite
Formula:K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Illite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Midas Mine (Reco Mine; Big Chief group; King Midas claim; Dixie claim), Gold Circle Mining District (Midas Mining District), Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1254508
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1254508:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Illite
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘHollister deposit (Ivanhoe/USX; Butte; Velvet; Clementine), Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘChimney Creek Mine (Chimney Prospect), Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘTwin Creeks Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
31.9km (19.9 miles) ⓘRabbit Creek Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘSummer Camp pit, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘMeikle Mine, Bootstrap Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘDeep Post orebody, Betze-Post pit, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘBetze-Post pit, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘGreater Goldstrike- North Mines, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘPost Deposit, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
References
Leavitt, E. D., Spell, T. L., Goldstrand, P. M., Arehart, G. B. (2004) Geochronology of the Midas Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold-Silver Deposit, Elko County, Nevada. Economic Geology, 99 (8) 1665-1686 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.99.8.1665
 
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