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Crystal Mountain, Liberty, Swauk Mining District, Kittitas County, Washington, USAi
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Crystal MountainMountain
Liberty- not defined -
Swauk Mining DistrictMining District
Kittitas CountyCounty
WashingtonState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 13' 16'' North , 120° 39' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Thorp240 (2011)17.1km
Cle Elum1,901 (2017)22.0km
South Cle Elum536 (2017)22.9km
Roslyn903 (2017)25.8km
Ellensburg19,001 (2017)26.1km
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ClubLocationDistance
Ginkgo Mineral SocietyWenatchee, Washington34km
Mindat Locality ID:
267697
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:267697:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Teanaway Basalts outcroppings located 3.8 km (2.4 miles) SSE of Liberty along Forest Road 9726.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Ferruginous Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Ferruginous QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Ferruginous QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3

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