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Illite 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:Muscovite var: Illite
Formula:K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Illite 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:1709294
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1709294:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Illite
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘBullfrog Mine (Original Bullfrog Mine), Bullfrog Mining District, Bullfrog Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘLos Angeles Chemical Company Clay Property, Ash Meadows Mining District, Amargosa Desert, Nye County, Nevada, USA
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘLife Preserver Mine, Landmark-Life Preserver group, Tolicha Peak, Tolicha Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘYellow Gold Mine, Clarkdale Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘClarkdale Mine (Clarkdale Camp; Clarksdale Camp), Clarkdale Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘFranklin Lake playa, Amargosa Desert, Inyo County, California, 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
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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