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Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USAi
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Mount Rainier National ParkNational Park
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28222
Long-form identifier:
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Mt. Rainier is a stratovolcano that is unique in the United States due to the fact that it is currently covered by an elaborate glacial system. About 75,000 years ago the cone reached its estimated greatest height of about 16,000 ft. (4,900m) built up from hundreds of thin lava flows, breccia deposits, and debris and mud flows. Due to weathering and the erosive effects of the Wisconsin glacial stage (about 15,000 years ago), the height of the cone is now 14,410 ft. (4,392m) high. The 25 named glacial lobes that now radiate from the peak are the remnants of the Wisconsin ice.

A typical eruption of Mt. Rainier would be very similar to that seen at Mt. St. Helens in May of 1980. It would be very explosive with a high plume of smoke, ash, and gasses. Lava flows, pyroclastic flows, and lahars resulting from melting glacial ice would also be prevalent. A review of Mt. Rainier’s eruption history indicates that the most recent significant eruptions occurred during the Summerland Eruptive Period (2,700 to 2,000 years ago). From that time to the present there were minor events including some unconfirmed eyewitness accounts by early pioneers.

NOTE: The geographic coordinates presented for this park were taken from the Mount Rainier West topo map. The USGS GNIS database presents 20 sets of coordinates for the park.

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38 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alunogen
Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Ammoniojarosite
Formula: (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Habit: hair like crystals
Colour: dark Green
'Amphibole Supergroup var. Byssolite'
Formula: AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Habit: hair like crystals
Colour: dark Green
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Habit: crystals to 1/2"
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chabazite'
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Felsőbányaite
Formula: Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
'Florencite'
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Linnaeite
Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4
Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Natroalunite
Formula: NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Natrojarosite
Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Opal var. Common Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Salammoniac
Formula: NH4Cl
'Scapolite'
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Tridymite
Formula: SiO2
Wairakite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Zunyite
Formula: Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Linnaeite2.DA.05Co2+Co3+2S4
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Salammoniac3.AA.25NH4Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Maghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Opal
var. Opal-AN
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Tridymite4.DA.10SiO2
Opal
var. Common Opal
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Cristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Ammoniojarosite7.BC.10(NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Natroalunite7.BC.10NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Natrojarosite7.BC.10NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alunogen7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Felsőbányaite7.DD.05Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Zunyite9.BJ.55Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Wairakite9.GB.05Ca(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chabazite'-
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Scapolite'-
'K Feldspar'-
'Florencite'-
'Amphibole Supergroup
var. Byssolite'
-AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
H AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
H Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
H NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H SalammoniacNH4Cl
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
H WairakiteCa(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
H ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
H Opal var. Common OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
NNitrogen
N Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
N SalammoniacNH4Cl
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
O AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O CristobaliteSiO2
O DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
O NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O QuartzSiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TridymiteSiO2
O WairakiteCa(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
O ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
O Opal var. Common OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
F Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na HaliteNaCl
Na NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Na NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Al AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Al WairakiteCa(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Al ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Al Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si CristobaliteSiO2
Si DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si TridymiteSiO2
Si WairakiteCa(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Si ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Si Opal var. Common OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
PPhosphorus
P CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
S AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
S Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CovelliteCuS
S FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
S NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Cl HaliteNaCl
Cl SalammoniacNH4Cl
Cl ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Cl Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca WairakiteCa(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ti Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FeIron
Fe Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe PyriteFeS2
CoCobalt
Co LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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