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Lake Owens Mafic Complex Occurrence (Lake Owens; Iron Mountain), Lake Owen Complex, Albany County, Wyoming, USAi
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Lake Owens Mafic Complex Occurrence (Lake Owens; Iron Mountain)Occurrence
Lake Owen ComplexComplex
Albany CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 8' 45'' North , 106° 5' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.14583,-106.09583
GeoHash:
G#: 9xkd1dr7g
GRN:
N28W58
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Centennial270 (2011)17.4km
Walden584 (2017)48.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
172678
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:172678:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Commodities (Trace) - Iron
Development Status: Occurrence

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Carrollite
Formula: CuCo2S4
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Cooperite
Formula: PtS
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘ Merenskyite
Formula: PdTe2
ⓘ Michenerite
Formula: PdBiTe
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Moncheite
Formula: Pt(Te,Bi)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘCooperite2.CC.35bPtS
ⓘCarrollite2.DA.05CuCo2S4
ⓘMerenskyite2.EA.20PdTe2
ⓘMoncheite2.EA.20Pt(Te,Bi)2
ⓘMichenerite2.EB.25PdBiTe
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘvar. Titanium-bearing Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘvar. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NaSodium
Naⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ CarrolliteCuCo2S4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CooperitePtS
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
CoCobalt
Coⓘ CarrolliteCuCo2S4
NiNickel
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ CarrolliteCuCo2S4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
PdPalladium
Pdⓘ MerenskyitePdTe2
Pdⓘ MicheneritePdBiTe
TeTellurium
Teⓘ MerenskyitePdTe2
Teⓘ MicheneritePdBiTe
Teⓘ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ CooperitePtS
Ptⓘ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
BiBismuth
Biⓘ MicheneritePdBiTe
Biⓘ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2

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References

Deposit-- GEOLOGY OF LAKE OWENS MAFIC COMPLEX ABANY COUNTY WYO. U.WYO. Deposit-- 1963 BY H.L.STENSRUD GEOLOGICAL & GEOPHYSICAL DATA Deposit-- PRELIMINARY STUDY LAKE OWENS MAFIC COMPLEX ALBANY COUNTY WYO Deposit-- LIBRARY 1956 BY E.J.CANTAN Deposit-- HARRER, C. M., 1966, USBM INF. CIRC. 831 Reserve-Resource-- HARRER, 1966
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