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Palygorskite from
Bella May Mine, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Palygorskite
Formula:◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Palygorskite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bella May Mine, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:129337
Long-form Identifier:1:3:129337:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Palygorskite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘBlue Bucket Mine, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘWolf Creek Prospect, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘJosephine Mine, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘMetaline Falls, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘGrandview Mine, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘYellowhead Mine, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘMorning and Mammoth Prospect, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘPend Oreille Mine, Metaline Mining District, Pend Oreille County, Washington, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘVan Stone Mine, Colville Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
References
Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran, Mercer Island, WA.
 
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