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Kazakhstanite from
Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA


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Kazakhstanite, etc.

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
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Kazakhstanite

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
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Kazakhstanite

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
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Kazakhstanite

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
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Kazakhstanite, etc.

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
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Kazakhstanite

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
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Kazakhstanite

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
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Kazakhstanite

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
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Kazakhstanite, etc.

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
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Kazakhstanite

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
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Kazakhstanite

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
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Kazakhstanite

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Kazakhstanite
Formula:Fe53+V34+V125+O39(OH)9 · 9H2O
Comments:Rare as radiating groups of black bladed crystals less than 0.5 mm with variscite, fluellite, cacoxenite, hewettite, and leafy green nevadaite. More abundant as sooty black patches up to 10 cm across on jasperoid rock, which consist of druses of spherical clusters resembling black velvet. Fervanite, schubnelite, hewettite, and tyuyamunite are common associates. [Mineralogical Record: 26(5): 449-469]
Habit:Radiating groups of bladed crystals to less than 0.5 mm. Sooty patches resembling velvet [Mineralogical Record: 26(5): 449-469]
Colour:Black [Mineralogical Record: 26(5): 449-469]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Nevadaite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Opal20
Fervanite18
Tyuyamunite15
Baryte13
Hewettite12
Schubnelite8
Wavellite4
Volborthite4
Fluellite2
Variscite1
Nevadaite1
Kaolinite1
Strengite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kazakhstanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:154242
Long-form Identifier:1:3:154242:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kazakhstanite
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘCarlin Gold Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
References
The Canadian Mineralogist: 42(3): 741-752.
Jensen, Martin, Rota, Joseph C., Foord, Eugene E. (1995) The Gold Quarry Mine, Carlin-Trend, Eureka County, Nevada. The Mineralogical Record, 26 (5) 449-469
 
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