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Clinoptilolite Subgroup from
Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clinoptilolite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:720654
Long-form Identifier:1:3:720654:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clinoptilolite Subgroup
35.8km (22.3 miles) ⓘYucca Flat, Nye County, Nevada, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘNevada Test site, Nye County, Nevada, USA
58.5km (36.4 miles) ⓘAsh Meadows (Nevada), Ash Meadows Mining District, Amargosa Desert, Nye County, Nevada, USA
73.0km (45.3 miles) ⓘTerry Mine (Terry Borate Mine; Terry pit; Terry deposit), Amargosa Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
76.5km (47.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Zeolite prospect [6], Shadow Mountain, Resting Spring Range, Inyo County, California, USA
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘNorth Eagle Mountain placer (North Eagle placer; North Eagle Mountain prospects), Eagle Mountain, Amargosa Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
81.5km (50.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Zeolite occurrence [7], Shadow Mountain, Resting Spring Range, Inyo County, California, USA
83.3km (51.8 miles) ⓘGold Junction Quarry (Gold Junction tunnel site), Amargosa Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
References
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology NBMG Open-File Report 96-3 By Stephen B. Castor, Christopher D. Henry, Lisa A. Shevenell
CONF-910435-37). Los Alamos National Lab.(LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States).
Carlos, B. A., Bish, D. L., & Chipera, S. J. (1991). Fracture-lining minerals in the lower Topopah Spring Tuff at Yucca Mountain (No. LA-UR-90-4354
 
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