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Ilsemannite from
Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


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Ilsemannite

Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Ilsemannite

Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Ilsemannite

Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ilsemannite
Formula:Mo3O8 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Realgar1
Getchellite1
Orpiment1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilsemannite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:6470
Long-form Identifier:1:3:6470:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Ilsemannite in this Region
South pit, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Summer Camp pit, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Turquoise Ridge Mine, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Turquoise Ridge Underground Mine (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek pit), Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Ilsemannite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘHansen Creek Deposit, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘTurquoise Ridge Mine, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘTurquoise Ridge Underground Mine (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek pit), Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSummer Camp pit, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘLone Tree Mine, Buffalo Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘMeikle Mine, Bootstrap Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
References
Schilling, John H. (1979) Molybdenum resources of Nevada. Open-File Report 1979-03. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Stolburg, Craig S., Dunning, Gail E. (1985) The Getchell Mine, Humboldt County [Nevada]. The Mineralogical Record, 16 (1) 15-23pp.20-20
 
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