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Illite from
Leeville mine (West Leeville orebody; Four Corners orebody; Turf orebody), Lynn Mining District, Eureka 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 Leeville mine (West Leeville orebody; Four Corners orebody; Turf orebody), Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:734715
Long-form Identifier:1:3:734715:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Illite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘCarlin-Hardie-Pete Mine Area, Carlin Gold Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘCarlin Gold Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘBlue Star Mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘGenesis pit, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘPost Deposit, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘGreater Goldstrike- North Mines, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘBetze-Post pit, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘDeep Post orebody, Betze-Post pit, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘMeikle Mine, Bootstrap Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘTusc pit (Tusc ore body), Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
References
Jerry W. Mohling (2002) Geology and Gold Mineralization of the Turf Deposit. in Gold Deposits of the Carlin Trend , NBMG Bulletin 111 pp 91-105.
Mac Jackson, Margie Lane, and Brad Leach (2002) Geology of the West Leeville Deposit. in Gold Deposits of the Carlin Trend , NBMG Bulletin 111 pp 106-114.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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