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30-4 pegmatite, St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USAi
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30-4 pegmatitePegmatite
St Peters DomeDome
Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District)Mining District
El Paso CountyCounty
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Cryolite

30-4 pegmatite, St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Cryolite

30-4 pegmatite, St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Cryolite

30-4 pegmatite, St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 104° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
N26W59
Type:
Pegmatite
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
159265
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:159265:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cryolite
Formula: Na2NaAlF6
ⓘ Gearksutite
Formula: Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
ⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite
Formula: Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
ⓘ Pachnolite
Formula: NaCa[AlF6] · H2O
ⓘ Prosopite
Formula: CaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
ⓘ Thomsenolite
Formula: NaCa[AlF6] · H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘCryolite3.CB.15Na2NaAlF6
ⓘPachnolite3.CB.40NaCa[AlF6] · H2O
ⓘThomsenolite3.CB.40NaCa[AlF6] · H2O
ⓘGearksutite3.CC.05Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
ⓘProsopite3.CD.10CaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
ⓘHydrokenoralstonite3.CF.05 Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GearksutiteCa[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
Hⓘ PachnoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
Hⓘ ProsopiteCaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
Hⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Hⓘ ThomsenoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ GearksutiteCa[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
Oⓘ PachnoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
Oⓘ ProsopiteCaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
Oⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Oⓘ ThomsenoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ CryoliteNa2NaAlF6
Fⓘ GearksutiteCa[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
Fⓘ PachnoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
Fⓘ ProsopiteCaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
Fⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Fⓘ ThomsenoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ CryoliteNa2NaAlF6
Naⓘ PachnoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
Naⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Naⓘ ThomsenoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CryoliteNa2NaAlF6
Alⓘ GearksutiteCa[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
Alⓘ PachnoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
Alⓘ ProsopiteCaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
Alⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Alⓘ ThomsenoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GearksutiteCa[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
Caⓘ PachnoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
Caⓘ ProsopiteCaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
Caⓘ ThomsenoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O

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References

Gross, E. B., Heinrich, E. Wm. (1966) Petrology and mineralogy of the Mount Rosa area, El Paso and Teller Counties, Colorado. II. Pegmatites. American Mineralogist, 51 (3-4) 299-323
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