Locality type: | Deposit |
Classification |
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Species: | 'Smectite Group' (not an IMA approved species) |
Formula: | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Smectite Group data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Mule Canyon deposit, Shoshone Mountains, Nevada, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 768500 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:768500:2 |
GUID (UUID V4): | d3d325f2-7664-488b-9011-662e5a470136 |
Nearest other occurrences of Smectite Group |
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29.8km (18.5 miles) | ⓘCopper Basin Mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA |
46.7km (29.0 miles) | ⓘNumber Eight mine (Blue Star mine), Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA |
47.6km (29.6 miles) | ⓘGenesis pit, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA |
49.7km (30.9 miles) | ⓘBetze-Post pit, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA |
71.8km (44.6 miles) | ⓘMidas Mine (Reco Mine; Big Chief group; King Midas claim; Dixie claim), Gold Circle Mining District (Midas Mining District), Elko County, Nevada, USA |
73.0km (45.3 miles) | ⓘKen Snyder Mine (Midas Mine), Gold Circle Mining District (Midas Mining District), Elko County, Nevada, USA |
85.4km (53.1 miles) | ⓘChimney Creek Mine (Chimney Prospect), Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA |
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Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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| John, D. A., Hofstra, A. H., Fleck, R. J., Brummer, J. E., Saderholm, E. C. (2003) Geologic Setting and Genesis of the Mule Canyon Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold-Silver Deposit, North-Central Nevada. Economic Geology, 98 (2) 425-463 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.98.2.425 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Genesis of the Mule Canyon Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold-Silver Deposit, North-Central Nevada DAVID A. JOHN...Gold Company, Yanacocha, Peru Abstract The Mule Canyon mine exploited shallow, low-sulfidation, epithermal...side of the Northern Nevada rift in northern Lander County, Nevada. Mule Canyon consists of six small...silica-adularia, adularia-smectite, smectite (intermediate argillic), and smectite-carbonate (propylitic)...deposition. Two distinct ore types are present at Mule Canyon: early replacement and later open-space filling |
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