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Montmorillonite from
Bell Mountain mine, Bell Mountain Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Montmorillonite
Formula:(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Montmorillonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bell Mountain mine, Bell Mountain Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1272282
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1272282:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Montmorillonite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘBell Mountain Mine, Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘBruner Mine, Phonolite, Bruner Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘParadise Peak mine open pit, Paradise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘUnion Canyon Mine (Sea Bee Mineshoshone claim group [?]), Berlin, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘLast Chance group, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘGabbs Valley Range Clay, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
72.2km (44.9 miles) ⓘChiatovich group, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
72.2km (44.9 miles) ⓘWalker Lake deposit, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
76.9km (47.8 miles) ⓘDixie Comstock Mine, Dixie Valley Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
86.0km (53.4 miles) ⓘLahontan deposit, Lahontan, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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