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Bumpass Cove Mining District, Tennessee, USAi
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Bumpass Cove Mining DistrictMining District
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Latitude & Longitude:
35° North , 86° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~430km
Mindat Locality ID:
19437
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19437:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Bumpus Cove

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14 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
'Calamine'
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Localities: Reported from at least 36 localities in this region.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region.
'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region.
Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
'Wad'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Psilomelane'-
'Wad'-
'Calamine'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O CerussitePbCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
K CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
CaCalcium
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MnManganese
Mn CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mn ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

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