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Royston Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
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Turquoise, etc.

Royal Blue Mine, Royston Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
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Turquoise

Royal Blue Mine, Royston Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
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Turquoise, etc.

Royal Blue Mine, Royston Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
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Turquoise

Royal Blue Mine, Royston Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
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Turquoise, etc.

Royal Blue Mine, Royston Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
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Turquoise

Royal Blue Mine, Royston Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Latitude & Longitude:
37° North , 117° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~100km
GRN:
N26W67
Type:
Mining District
Mindat Locality ID:
36757
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36757:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ 'Planerite-Turquoise Series'
Description: Originally reported to be coeruleolactite. All purported coeruleolactite examined by the authors of the 1998 report (Foord, E.E. & Taggart, J.E.) were largely planerite, or Occasionally turquoise. Published analysis indicates that the vacany in the 'A' site is between 0.51-0.54 atom fraction, the balance in Cu-0.40 and Zn-0.06 to 0.09. It is suggested by this analysis that the turquoise structure likely cannot accomodate Ca in the 'A' site.
ⓘ Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘTurquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Planerite-Turquoise Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Hⓘ Planerite-Turquoise Series
OOxygen
Oⓘ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Oⓘ Planerite-Turquoise Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Alⓘ Planerite-Turquoise Series
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Pⓘ Planerite-Turquoise Series
CuCopper
Cuⓘ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cuⓘ Planerite-Turquoise Series

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