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Actinolite from
Blue Bird nos. 1-3 Mines, Bell Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Actinolite
Formula:◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Actinolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Bird nos. 1-3 Mines, Bell Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:742538
Long-form Identifier:1:3:742538:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘLuning area, Luning, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘRoyston Cu deposit, Royston Mining District, Royston Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
40.3km (25.1 miles) ⓘPhelps Stokes Mine, Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘBuffalo Canyon prospect, Berlin, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘVictory Mine (Great Basin Mine), Granite camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
68.3km (42.4 miles) ⓘGillis Range, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
69.8km (43.4 miles) ⓘHooper Mine, Leonard Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
77.3km (48.0 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain group, Buckley Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
99.9km (62.1 miles) ⓘCalico Hills, Calico Hills Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
Jensen, Martin (2011) Minerals of the Blue Bird Mine, Mineral County, Nevada. Mineral News, 27 (8), 1-6.
 
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