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Little Harquahala Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
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Salome, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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Salome, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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Salome, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Type:
Mining District
Mindat Locality ID:
34178
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34178:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


‡Ref.: Dale, V.B. (1959), Tungsten deposits of Yuma, Maricopa, Pinal, and Graham Counties, Arizona, US Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 5516.

Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 363.

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite var. Gold-bearing Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite
var. Gold-bearing Pyrite		2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ Pyrite var. Gold-bearing PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ Pyrite var. Gold-bearing PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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