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Bentonite from
Vanderbilt Mine, Bullfrog Mining District, Bullfrog Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Bentonite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bentonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Vanderbilt Mine, Bullfrog Mining District, Bullfrog Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:192521
Long-form Identifier:1:3:192521:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bentonite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘVandenberg Mine, Bullfrog Mining District, Bullfrog Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 1059, Bullfrog Mining District, Bullfrog Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘFuture Group, Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘClay Pit No. 2, Ash Meadows Mining District, Amargosa Desert, Nye County, Nevada, USA
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘLos Angeles Chemical Company Clay Property, Ash Meadows Mining District, Amargosa Desert, Nye County, Nevada, USA
58.0km (36.0 miles) ⓘBentonite Placer prospect, Pyramid Peak, Funeral Mts (Funeral Range), Amargosa Range, Inyo County, California, USA
61.7km (38.4 miles) ⓘClay Pit No. 3, Ash Meadows Mining District, Amargosa Desert, Nye County, Nevada, USA
63.0km (39.2 miles) ⓘClay Pit No. 1, Ash Meadows Mining District, Amargosa Desert, Nye County, Nevada, USA
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘClay Pit No. 4, Ash Meadows Mining District, Amargosa Desert, Nye County, Nevada, USA
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘLittle Sand Spring Bentonite occurrence, Grapevine Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
References
Cornwall, HR (1972) Geology and mineral resources of southern Nye County, Nevada: Nevada Bur. Mines Bull, 77.
 
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