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Montmorillonite from
Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Montmorillonite
Formula:(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Montmorillonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:288018
Long-form Identifier:1:3:288018:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Montmorillonite in this Region
Opal Queen group, Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Montmorillonite
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘOpal Queen group, Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘKings Valley, Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
75.3km (46.8 miles) ⓘMontana Mountains deposit, Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
75.7km (47.1 miles) ⓘBuff Peak prospect, Bottle Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
94.2km (58.6 miles) ⓘAurora Uranium Prospect, Opalite Mining District (McDermitt Mining District), Malheur County, Oregon, USA
97.9km (60.8 miles) ⓘSleeper mine, Awakening Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
99.6km (61.9 miles) ⓘMcDermitt Mine, Opalite Mining District, Humboldt 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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