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Illite from
Clay Deposit, Josephine Mine, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Illite
Formula:K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Illite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Clay Deposit, Josephine Mine, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:497133
Long-form Identifier:1:3:497133:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Illite
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘClay Occurrence, Woodrow Wilson Mine, Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘKaolinite Deposit, Blossburg, Blossburg Area, Powell County, Montana, USA
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘShale Deposit, Blossburg, Blossburg Area, Powell County, Montana, USA
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘClaystone Deposit, Blossburg, Blossburg Area, Powell County, Montana, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘAl Deposit, Garrison, Boulder Mountains Area, Powell County, Montana, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘClay Deposit, Garrison, Garrison Area, Powell County, Montana, USA
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘClay Deposit (2), Garrison, Garrison Area, Powell County, Montana, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘClay Deposit (3), Garrison, Garrison Area, Powell County, Montana, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Clay deposit [1], Ramsay, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘClay Deposit SE of the Town of Lost Creek, Lost Creek Mining District, Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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