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Mosquito Fork, Forty Mile River, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Mosquito ForkStream
Forty Mile RiverRiver
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 6' 37'' North , 142° 20' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
3285
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3285:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


North bank of the Mosquito Fork of the Forty Mile River about 500 feet north of Gold Creek in the Eagle A-3 quadrangle.

Sheared and crushed bedrock of the river bank near an old prospect pit.

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1 valid mineral. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aluminocopiapite (TL)
Formula: Al2/3Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Type Locality:
Colour: lemon-yellow
Description: occurs as minute, fragile lemon-yellow scales and earthy blooms covering surfaces in the sheared rocks and appears to form locally by the oxidation of pyrite

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Aluminocopiapite (TL)7.DB.35Al2/3Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
OOxygen
O AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
AlAluminium
Al AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
SSulfur
S AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
FeIron
Fe AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O

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