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Kotzebue, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USAi
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KotzebueCity
Northwest Arctic BoroughBorough
AlaskaState
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Sarmientite

Kotzebue, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
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Boyleite, etc.

Kotzebue, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
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Sarmientite

Kotzebue, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
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Boyleite, etc.

Kotzebue, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
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Sarmientite

Kotzebue, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
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Boyleite, etc.

Kotzebue, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA
Type:
City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kotzebue3,277 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
175689
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:175689:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Kotzebue is a city and the borough seat of the Northwest Artic Borough.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Boyleite
Formula: ZnSO4 · 4H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Excalibur Mineral Company specimenIdentification: Dealer/Collection Label
ⓘ Sarmientite
Formula: Fe3+2(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBoyleite7.CB.15ZnSO4 · 4H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘSarmientite8.DB.35Fe3+2(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BoyleiteZnSO4 · 4H2O
Hⓘ SarmientiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ BoyleiteZnSO4 · 4H2O
Oⓘ SarmientiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BoyleiteZnSO4 · 4H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SarmientiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SarmientiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
ZnZinc
Znⓘ BoyleiteZnSO4 · 4H2O
AsArsenic
Asⓘ SarmientiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotzebue,_Alaska
Wikidata ID:Q79810
GeoNames ID:5866726


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