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Illite from
Pipeline mine (Cortez Open Pit Min), Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Pipeline mine (Cortez Open Pit Min), Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:628414
Long-form Identifier:1:3:628414:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Illite
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘCortez Hills underground, Cortez Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
42.7km (26.6 miles) ⓘCove mine (McCoy-Cove mine; McCoy mine), McCoy Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
48.7km (30.2 miles) ⓘCopper Basin, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘGold Bar Mine, Antelope Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
72.0km (44.7 miles) ⓘRain Mine, Carlin Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
72.7km (45.2 miles) ⓘMac pit (Mac ore body), Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
72.8km (45.2 miles) ⓘMaggie Creek Open Pit Gold Mine, Maggie Creek Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
73.8km (45.8 miles) ⓘTusc pit (Tusc ore body), Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
74.0km (46.0 miles) ⓘChukar Footwall Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
74.0km (46.0 miles) ⓘGold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
References
Blamey, Nigel J. (2000) Evolution of hydrothermal fluids at the Pipeline Gold Mine, Lander County, Nevada. PhD Dissertation NMIMT
Blamey, Nigel, Campbell, Andrew, Heizler, Matt (2017) The Hydrothermal Fluid Evolution of Vein Sets at the Pipeline Gold Mine, Nevada. Minerals, 7 (6) 100 doi:10.3390/min7060100
 
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