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Chlorite Group from
Greens Creek (Big Sore Mine), Admiralty Mining District, Juneau, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Greens Creek (Big Sore Mine), Admiralty Mining District, Juneau, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:141276
Long-form Identifier:1:3:141276:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘAdmiralty-Alaska; Tellurium Mine, Admiralty Mining District, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘReady Bullion mine, Treadwell ore deposits (Treadwell Mine; Treadwell Glory Hole), Douglas Island, Juneau, Alaska, USA
86.8km (53.9 miles) ⓘIceberg Point, Lemesurier Island, Chichagof Mining District (Chicagof Mining District), Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, USA
87.6km (54.4 miles) ⓘJualin Mine, Juneau Mining District, Juneau, Alaska, USA
87.7km (54.5 miles) ⓘJualin mine, Berners Bay Mining District, Juneau, Alaska, USA
88.2km (54.8 miles) ⓘDZ Prospect, Juneau Mining District, Juneau, Alaska, USA
89.5km (55.6 miles) ⓘComet Mine, Juneau Mining District, Juneau, Alaska, USA
90.3km (56.1 miles) ⓘBear Mine, Juneau Mining District, Juneau, Alaska, USA
90.3km (56.1 miles) ⓘNorthern Belle; Elmira; Yellowjacket; Boston; Troy Mine, Juneau Mining District, Juneau, Alaska, USA
90.5km (56.2 miles) ⓘEureka Prospect, Juneau Mining District, Juneau, Alaska, USA
References
Cliff D. Taylor (April 2001) The Greens Creek massive sulfide deposit, southeastern Alaska. Denver Region Exploration Geologists' Society abstracts
Taylor, C.D., and Johnson, C.A., editors, 2010, Geology, geochemistry, and genesis of the Greens Creek massive sulfide deposit, Admiralty Island, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1763, 429 p., 7 plates on CD.
 
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