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Montmorillonite from
Sleeper mine, Awakening Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Montmorillonite
Formula:(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Montmorillonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sleeper mine, Awakening Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:978317
Long-form Identifier:1:3:978317:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Montmorillonite
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘBuff Peak prospect, Bottle Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘBarrett Springs mine, Ten Mile Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
30.0km (18.7 miles) ⓘHigh Hopes Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘKings Valley, Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘMontana Mountains deposit, Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘMcDermitt Mine, Opalite Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
74.1km (46.1 miles) ⓘHycroft Mine, Sulphur, Sulphur Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
78.6km (48.9 miles) ⓘAurora Uranium Prospect, Opalite Mining District (McDermitt Mining District), Malheur County, Oregon, USA
81.7km (50.8 miles) ⓘMajuba Hill Mine, Antelope Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘRosebud Canyon clay deposit, Rabbit Hole Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
References
Jackson, R. G., & Chevillon, C. V. (2007) 3D Geochemical and Mineralogical Model of the Sleeper Low Sulphidation Gold System, Nevada. Poster presentation - Exploration 07. Toronto
 
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