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Kaolinite from
144 Zone deposit, Sterling Mine (Ambrose pit; Panama Mine; 144 Zone; Mary-Goldspar claim block [to the north [2004]]; Ambrose open pit; NBMG sample sites 1013 & 1014), Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 144 Zone deposit, Sterling Mine (Ambrose pit; Panama Mine; 144 Zone; Mary-Goldspar claim block [to the north [2004]]; Ambrose open pit; NBMG sample sites 1013 & 1014), Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1709255
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1709255:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘGoldspar Mine (Diamond Queen Mine), Beatty, Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘBonds and Mark Mine, Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘDaisy deposit, Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘMontgomery-Shoshone Mine, Rhyolite, Bullfrog Mining District, Bullfrog Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Kaolin mine [2], Pyramid Peak, Funeral Mts (Funeral Range), Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘFranklin Lake playa, Amargosa Desert, Inyo County, California, USA
68.2km (42.3 miles) ⓘHardhat project, Morey Mining District, Hot Creek Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
77.0km (47.8 miles) ⓘEmpress Mine, Tokop Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘGolden Chariot group (Golden Chariot claims; Chariot claims), Jamestown Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘFranz Hammel Mine (Franz Hammel prospect; Hammel; Guy Puh property), Jamestown Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
Gillstrom, Greg (2006) Technical Report On The Sterling Property 144 Zone. NI 43-101 Report.
Fischer, Bill T., Cline, Jean S. (2020) Ore Classification of Pseudobreccia Ore in the 144 Zone Gold Deposit: A Chemical Replacement Model, Bare Mountain Range, Nevada. Economic Geology, 115 (5). 1137-1150 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4728
 
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