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Hydromagnesite from
Chalk Mountain Mine, Chalk Mountain, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA


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Hydromagnesite

Chalk Mountain Mine, Chalk Mountain, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
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Hydromagnesite

Chalk Mountain Mine, Chalk Mountain, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
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Hydromagnesite

Chalk Mountain Mine, Chalk Mountain, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hydromagnesite
Formula:Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hydromagnesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chalk Mountain Mine, Chalk Mountain, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:287237
Long-form Identifier:1:3:287237:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hydromagnesite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘCorey No. 2 claim, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘDixie No. 5 claim, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSkarn No. 1 claim, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘSierra Magnesite Mine, Gabbs, Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
90.4km (56.1 miles) ⓘLuning, 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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