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Clay from
Gold Prospect (MRDS10044976), Velvet Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Type:Clay
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clay data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gold Prospect (MRDS10044976), Velvet Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1548779
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1548779:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clay
27.3km (16.9 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 1491, Farrell Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘAdriene Mine (Louis Lay Mine), Willard Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘCoeur Rochester Mine, Rochester Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘMercury-Silicon Mine, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
64.1km (39.8 miles) ⓘWind Mountain Mine, San Emidio Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
75.4km (46.8 miles) ⓘGranite Mountain Drill Site 101, Kennedy Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
75.7km (47.0 miles) ⓘHumboldt Salt Marsh, Dixie Marsh Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘEureka Mine, Mount Tobin Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
92.5km (57.5 miles) ⓘZenobia Clay Deposit No. 3, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
92.7km (57.6 miles) ⓘZenobia Clay Deposit No. 4, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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