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Pyrophyllite from
Blue Metal prospect (Blue Danube prospect), Buckskin Mining District (Smith Valley Mining District), Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Pyrophyllite
Formula:Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Metal prospect (Blue Danube prospect), Buckskin Mining District (Smith Valley Mining District), Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:283441
Long-form Identifier:1:3:283441:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrophyllite
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘAlunite Hill, Buckskin Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘTop prospect, Buckskin Mining District (Smith Valley Mining District), Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘAnn-Mason deposit (Ludwig; Douglas Hill; Cast; Blue Hills; McConnell; Minnesota; Shamrock), Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘMinnehaha Canyon, Red Canyon Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
85.4km (53.1 miles) ⓘDover claim, Barcelona Mining District (Spanish Belt Mining District), Toquima Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
85.5km (53.1 miles) ⓘGreen Talc Mine (Donnelly Andalusite Mine), Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
91.5km (56.9 miles) ⓘDeep prospect, Hawthorne Mining District (Pamlico Mining District), Mineral County, Nevada, USA
92.1km (57.2 miles) ⓘDeep Mines, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
95.8km (59.5 miles) ⓘGuanomi mine, Pyramid Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
97.2km (60.4 miles) ⓘBismark prospect, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, 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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