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Mercury Mountain, Old Woman District, Old Woman Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USAi
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Mercury MountainMountain
Old Woman DistrictMining District
Old Woman MountainsMountain Range
San Bernardino CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 37' 25'' North , 115° 11' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.62361,-115.19498
GRN:
N24W68
Type:
Mountain
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
274233
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:274233:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A summit in the northern end of the range.

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6 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Description: Occurs in quartz porphyry dikes.
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Colour: Bluish-gray.
ⓘ Stibiconite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘStibiconite4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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