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Beryl from
Santa Cruz Mine (Taglo prospect; Teagle mine; Emerald group; Blue Jay group; Rising Star; Rattle Snake), Bunkerville Mining District, Virgin Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Santa Cruz Mine (Taglo prospect; Teagle mine; Emerald group; Blue Jay group; Rising Star; Rattle Snake), Bunkerville Mining District, Virgin Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:274588
Long-form Identifier:1:3:274588:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘHummingbird claims, Virgin Peak (Bunkerville Mountain), Virgin Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘChad Mountain Pegmatite, Hummingbird claims, Virgin Peak (Bunkerville Mountain), Virgin Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘVirgin Mountain property, Bunkerville Mining District, Virgin Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘVirgin Mtn. Beryllium Deposits (Virgin Mountain Chrysoberyl Property; Mica-Beryl Prospects), Bunkerville Mining District, Virgin Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘWestern Beryl prospect (North Star prospect; Rock Candy prospect), Mohave County, Arizona, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘMica Queen prospect, Bunkerville Mining District, Virgin Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
90.3km (56.1 miles) ⓘPainted Desert prospect, Hoover Dam area, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Longwell, C. R., Pampeyan, E. H., Bowyer, Ben, Roberts, R. J. (1965) Geology and Mineral Deposits of Clark County, Nevada. Bulletin 62, Nevada Bureau of Mines.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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