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Unnamed Andalusite occurrence [1], Blue Wing Mining District, Blue Wing Mountains, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
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Chiastolite

Unnamed Andalusite occurrence [1], Blue Wing Mining District, Blue Wing Mountains, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
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Chiastolite

Unnamed Andalusite occurrence [1], Blue Wing Mining District, Blue Wing Mountains, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
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Chiastolite

Unnamed Andalusite occurrence [1], Blue Wing Mining District, Blue Wing Mountains, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 23' 17'' North , 118° 57' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.38833,-118.95833
GeoHash:
G#: 9r5mv03pj
GRN:
N27W66
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Empire217 (2011)38.6km
Gerlach206 (2011)44.5km
Lovelock1,878 (2017)47.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
234989
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:234989:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An andalusite-graphite occurrence.

NOTE: This occurrence may, or may not, be synonymous with the occurrence of andalusite at the Auld Lang Syne Mine, Sierra District, clarification pending further data. Castor and Ferdock (2004), Minerals of Nevada: 137 place the Auld Lang Syne Mine in the Blue Wing District; however, prior data places it in the Sierra District.

Mineralogy consists of andalusite crystals, up to 3 x 12 cm in size, in a matrix of graphite-rich, pelitic pyroxene-hornfels.

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘvar. Chiastolite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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References

www.mindat.org (n.d.) https://www.mindat.org/mesg-242892.html
mineralogicalrecord.com (n.d.) https://mineralogicalrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pdfs/CHIASTOLITE-ARTICLE.pdf
Carr, James R. (2010) Andalusite var. Chiastolite, Blue Wing Mountains, Pershing County, Nevada. Axis Online Journal, 6 (1) Mineralogical Record. 1-12
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