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Alunite from
Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Alunite
Formula:KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Comments:confirmed by SEM/EDS, BSE, associated with plumbojarosite
Habit:hexagonal plates
Colour:pale yellow
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:235304
Long-form Identifier:1:3:235304:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Alunite
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘLone Tree Mine, Buffalo Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘChimney Creek Mine (Chimney Prospect), Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
60.1km (37.3 miles) ⓘSilver Cloud Mine, Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘGovernor Mine (Hunt property; Silver Fox Mine; Combination Mine; Florence Mine; Portland claims), Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘHollister deposit (Ivanhoe/USX; Butte; Velvet; Clementine), Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
74.5km (46.3 miles) ⓘZunyite occurrence (Zun claims), Scraper Springs Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
75.8km (47.1 miles) ⓘSleeper mine, Awakening Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘDeep Post orebody, Betze-Post pit, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
80.6km (50.1 miles) ⓘGreater Goldstrike- North Mines, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
82.2km (51.1 miles) ⓘPost Deposit, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
References
Dr. William S. Wise presentation to Northwest Micro Mineral Study Group on 1 May 2004, Update on Mineralogy of the Silver Coin Mine, Iron Point District, Edna Mountains, Humboldt Co., Nevada
Silver Coin Mine. Compact Disc. Paul Adams
 
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