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Fish Lake Marsh, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
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Mindat Locality ID:
36745
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36745:8
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Ores(s): Marsh

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5 valid minerals.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘGaylussite5.CB.35Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘBorax6.DA.10Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
ⓘTincalconite6.DA.15Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O
ⓘUlexite6.EA.25NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘMendozite7.CC.15NaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Hⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Hⓘ MendoziteNaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Hⓘ TincalconiteNa2(B4O7) · 5H2O
Hⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
BBoron
Bⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Bⓘ TincalconiteNa2(B4O7) · 5H2O
Bⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Oⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Oⓘ MendoziteNaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Oⓘ TincalconiteNa2(B4O7) · 5H2O
Oⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Naⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Naⓘ MendoziteNaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Naⓘ TincalconiteNa2(B4O7) · 5H2O
Naⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MendoziteNaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ MendoziteNaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Caⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O

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References

Spurr, J.E., (1906), USGS P.P. 55, P. 158-165.
Lincoln, Francis Church (1923) Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada. Nevada Newsletter Publishing Company, Reno, NV.
Albers, J.P., and Stewart, J.H, (1972), Geology and Mineral Deposits of Esmeralda County Nv; N.B.M.G. Bull. 78.
Papke, K.G., (1976), Evaporites and Brines in Nevada Playas: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 87, 35 P.
Papke, K.G., (1985), Borates in Nevada, in Barker, J.M., and Lefond, S.J., Eds., Borates: Economic Geology and Production: New York, Society of Mining Engineers of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc., P. 89-99.
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