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Argillite from
Big Mike Mine, Tobin and Sonoma Range Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Argillite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Argillite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Mike Mine, Tobin and Sonoma Range Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1367437
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1367437:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Argillite
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘPollard Canyon prospects, Tobin and Sonoma Range Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘAmonett-Frank mine, Goldbanks Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘAntimony Ike mine, Goldbanks Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘBlack Diablo Mine, Black Diablo Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘBuffalo Valley Gold Mine, Buffalo Valley mine, Buffalo Valley Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘStar Point Mine, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘGold Note group, Kennedy Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
35.5km (22.0 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘBlack Eagle mine, Jersey Mining District (Jersey Valley Mining District), Lander County, Nevada, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘMarigold mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
DeMatties, Theodore (2026) Overview of the Monarch Ranch Serpentinite-Listwanite Occurrence, central Nevada, USA: Implications for the late Paleozoic Havallah Ophiolite’s stratigraphic framework and economic mineral potential. Ore Geology Reviews, 197. p.107492. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2026.107492
 
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