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Smectite Group from
Thacker Pass deposit, McDermitt Caldera Center, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Smectite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smectite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thacker Pass deposit, McDermitt Caldera Center, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1344729
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1344729:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smectite Group
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘJindalee McDermitt Li deposit, Malheur County, Oregon, USA
40.3km (25.1 miles) ⓘBretz Mine, Opalite Mining District (McDermitt Mining District), Malheur County, Oregon, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘSleeper mine, Awakening Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘVirgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
88.1km (54.8 miles) ⓘChimney Creek Mine (Chimney Prospect), Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
98.1km (61.0 miles) ⓘAlvord Desert Borates Occurrence, Harney County, Oregon, USA
References
Castor, S.B.
Henry, C.D. (2020) Lithium-Rich Claystone in the McDermitt Caldera, Nevada, USA: Geologic, Mineralogical, and Geochemical Characteristics and Possible Origin. Minerals 10, 68.
Benson, Thomas R., Coble, Matthew A., Dilles, John H. (2023) Hydrothermal enrichment of lithium in intracaldera illite-bearing claystones. Science Advances, 9 (35) doi:10.1126/sciadv.adh8183
 
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