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Beryl from
Virgin Mountain property, Bunkerville Mining District, Virgin Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA


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 Virgin Mountain property, Bunkerville Mining District, Virgin Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:279512
Long-form Identifier:1:3:279512:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘVirgin Mtn. Beryllium Deposits (Virgin Mountain Chrysoberyl Property; Mica-Beryl Prospects), Bunkerville Mining District, Virgin Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘ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
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘMica Queen prospect, Bunkerville Mining District, Virgin Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘHummingbird claims, Virgin Peak (Bunkerville Mountain), Virgin Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘWestern Beryl prospect (North Star prospect; Rock Candy prospect), Mohave County, Arizona, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘChad Mountain Pegmatite, Hummingbird claims, Virgin Peak (Bunkerville Mountain), Virgin Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
86.9km (54.0 miles) ⓘPainted Desert prospect, Hoover Dam area, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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