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Cryolite Mine (65-2 pegmatite), St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USAi
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Cryolite Mine (65-2 pegmatite)Mine
St Peters DomeDome
Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District)Mining District
El Paso CountyCounty
ColoradoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 45' 6'' North , 104° 54' 15'' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
175684
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:175684:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


NOTE: This locality is on private property; collecting not permitted.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcjarlite
Formula: Na(Ca,Sr)3Al3(OH)2F14
Cryolite
Formula: Na2NaAlF6
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gearksutite
Formula: Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
Hydrokenoralstonite
Formula: Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Pachnolite
Formula: NaCa[AlF6] · H2O
References:
Prosopite
Formula: CaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Thomsenolite
Formula: NaCa[AlF6] · H2O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zircon var. Cyrtolite
Formula: Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Cryolite3.CB.15Na2NaAlF6
Pachnolite3.CB.40NaCa[AlF6] · H2O
Thomsenolite3.CB.40NaCa[AlF6] · H2O
Gearksutite3.CC.05Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
Calcjarlite3.CC.20Na(Ca,Sr)3Al3(OH)2F14
Prosopite3.CD.10CaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
Hydrokenoralstonite3.CF.05 Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
var. Cyrtolite9.AD.30Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H CalcjarliteNa(Ca,Sr)3Al3(OH)2F14
H GearksutiteCa[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H PachnoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
H ProsopiteCaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
H Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
H ThomsenoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
H Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
OOxygen
O CalcjarliteNa(Ca,Sr)3Al3(OH)2F14
O GearksutiteCa[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O PachnoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
O ProsopiteCaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
O QuartzSiO2
O Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
O ThomsenoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
FFluorine
F CalcjarliteNa(Ca,Sr)3Al3(OH)2F14
F CryoliteNa2NaAlF6
F FluoriteCaF2
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 CalcjarliteNa(Ca,Sr)3Al3(OH)2F14
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 CalcjarliteNa(Ca,Sr)3Al3(OH)2F14
Al CryoliteNa2NaAlF6
Al GearksutiteCa[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al PachnoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
Al ProsopiteCaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
Al Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Al ThomsenoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca CalcjarliteNa(Ca,Sr)3Al3(OH)2F14
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GearksutiteCa[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]
Ca PachnoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
Ca ProsopiteCaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx]
Ca ThomsenoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
SrStrontium
Sr CalcjarliteNa(Ca,Sr)3Al3(OH)2F14
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zr Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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