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Barstow, Barstow Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
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PlacePopulation
Barstow23,692 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
24707
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24707:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Barstow, Barstow, Comté de San Bernardino, Californie, États-Unis
German:
Barstow, Barstow, San Bernardino County, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Barstow, Barstow, Contea di San Bernardino, California, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Барстоу, Барстоу, Сан-Бернардино, Калифорния, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
巴斯托, 巴斯托, 聖貝納迪諾縣, 加利福尼亚州, 美国
Spanish:
Barstow, Barstow, Condado de San Bernardino, California, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
بارستاو, بارستاو, مقاطعة سان بيرناردينو, كاليفورنيا, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Barstow , Barstow , San Bernardino konderria, Kalifornia
Bulgarian:
Барстоу, Барстоу, Сан Бернардино, Калифорния, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Barstow, Barstow, Comtat de San Bernardino, Califòrnia, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Barstow, Barstow, San Bernardino County, California
Chechen:
Барстоу , Барстоу , Калифорни, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Croatian:
Barstow, Barstow, San Bernardino, Kalifornija, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Czech:
Barstow, Barstow, San Bernardino County, Kalifornie, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Barstow, Barstow, San Bernardino County, Californien, USA
Dutch:
Barstow, Barstow, San Bernardino County, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
بارستاو, بارستاو, كاليفورنيا, امريكا
Farsi/Persian:
بارستو، کالیفرنیا, بارستو، کالیفرنیا, شهرستان سن برناردینو، کالیفرنیا, کالیفرنیا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Haitian:
Barstow, Barstow, Kalifòni, Etazini
Hebrew:
ברסטו, ברסטו, סן ברנרדינו, קליפורניה, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Barstow, Barstow, San Bernardino megye, Kalifornia, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Barstow, Barstow, California, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Barstow, Barstow, Contae San Bernardino, California, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
バーストウ , バーストウ , サンバーナーディーノ郡, カリフォルニア州, アメリカ合衆国
Kapampangan:
Barstow, Barstow, San Bernardino County, California, Estados Unidos
Korean:
바스토, 바스토, 샌버너디노 군, 캘리포니아주, 미국
Ladin:
Barstow , Barstow
Malagasy:
Barstow, Barstow, Kalifornia, Etazonia
Malayalam:
ബാർസ്റ്റോവ്, ബാർസ്റ്റോവ്, സാൻ ബർണാർഡോനൊ കൗണ്ടി, കാലിഫോർണിയ
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Barstow, Barstow
Navajo:
Báshdo, Báshdo, Kʼaabééstsoh Áłtsʼíísí Bił Hahoodzo, Ahééháshį́į́h Hahoodzo, Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
बारस्टो, बारस्टो, क्यालिफोर्निया, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
Norwegian:
Barstow, Barstow, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Polish:
Barstow, Barstow, Hrabstwo San Bernardino, Kalifornia, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Barstow, Barstow, Condado de San Bernardino, Califórnia, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Барстоу, Барстоу, Округ Сан Бернардино, Калифорнија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Barstow, Barstow, San Bernardino County, Kalifornija, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Slovenian:
Barstow, Barstow, Kalifornija, Združene države Amerike
South Azerbaijani:
بارزتوو، کالیفورنیا, بارزتوو، کالیفورنیا, کالیفورنیا ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swedish:
Barstow, Barstow, San Bernardino County, Kalifornien, USA
Tagalog:
Barstow, Barstow, San Bernardino County, California, Estados Unidos
Tatar:
Барстоу, Барстоу, Калифорния (штат), Америка Кушма Штатлары
Traditional Chinese:
巴斯托, 巴斯托, 聖伯納地諾縣, 加利福尼亞州, 美國
Turkish:
Barstow, Barstow, San Bernardino İlçesi, Kaliforniya, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Барстоу, Барстоу, Сан-Бернардіно, Каліфорнія, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
بارسٹو، کیلیفورنیا, بارسٹو، کیلیفورنیا, سان برنارڈینو کاؤنٹی، کیلیفورنیا, کیلیفورنیا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Barstow, Barstow, Kaliforniya, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Volapük:
Barstow, Barstow, Kalifornän, Lamerikän
Waray:
Barstow, Barstow, Condado han San Bernardino, California, Estados Unidos


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41 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Agardite-(Y)
Formula: YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Bayldonite
Formula: PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Colour: Yellow-green
Description: Occurs on limestone associated with Baryte veins.
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Occurs as crystal crusts with colemanite crystal overgrowths in cavities.
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Colemanite
Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Habit: Slender
Description: Occurs as crystals lining cavities on calcite crystal crusts.
Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Coronadite
Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fibroferrite
Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Colour: Green
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Habit: translucent blades on barite
Colour: red, reddish brown, black, silver
Goudeyite
Formula: AlCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Description: Occurs as crusts and radiating clusters of slender crystals in cavities in Baryte.
Hetaerolite
Formula: ZnMn2O4
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Minium
Formula: Pb3O4
References:
Zach Berghorst CollectionIdentified by Zach Berghorst: Visual Identification
Murdochite ?
Formula: Cu12Pb2O15Cl2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Sulphur ?
Formula: S8
Plattnerite
Formula: PbO2
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Colour: Yellow
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Ulexite
Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4
Habit: white blob on barite, 100um in diameter
Colour: white
Fluorescence: very strong white fluorescence
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Zálesíite
Formula: CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Sulphur ?1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Murdochite ?3.DB.45Cu12Pb2O15Cl2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hetaerolite4.BB.10ZnMn2O4
Minium4.BD.05Pb3O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Plattnerite4.DB.05PbO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Coronadite4.DK.05aPb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 6 - Borates
Colemanite6.CB.10Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Ulexite6.EA.25NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Fibroferrite7.DC.15Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Bayldonite8.BH.45PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Agardite-(Y)8.DL.15YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Goudeyite8.DL.15AlCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Zálesíite8.DL.15CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Willemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Unclassified
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
H AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
H ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
H ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GoudeyiteAlCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
H UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
H ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
BBoron
B ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
B UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
O AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O CerussitePbCO3
O ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
O ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
O CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
O CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GoudeyiteAlCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O HetaeroliteZnMn2O4
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O MiniumPb3O4
O MurdochiteCu12Pb2O15Cl2
O PlattneritePbO2
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
O WillemiteZn2SiO4
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
NaSodium
Na UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
AlAluminium
Al AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al GoudeyiteAlCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si WillemiteZn2SiO4
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
S AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S CinnabarHgS
S FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
S GalenaPbS
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl MurdochiteCu12Pb2O15Cl2
KPotassium
K AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
K CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Ca ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Ca ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
MnManganese
Mn CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mn CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mn HetaeroliteZnMn2O4
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CuCopper
Cu Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Cu ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu GoudeyiteAlCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MurdochiteCu12Pb2O15Cl2
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HetaeroliteZnMn2O4
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn WillemiteZn2SiO4
AsArsenic
As Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
As BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
As ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
As GoudeyiteAlCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
As ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
YYttrium
Y Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb MiniumPb3O4
Pb MurdochiteCu12Pb2O15Cl2
Pb PlattneritePbO2
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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GeoNames ID:5326297

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