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Duck Creek Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USAi
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Duck Creek Mining DistrictMining District
White Pine CountyCounty
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Mindat Locality ID:
37220
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:37220:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Mineral List

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20 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
'Copper Stain'
Dundasite
Formula: PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Galena
Formula: PbS
Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena
Formula: PbS with Ag
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Zincite
Formula: ZnO

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
var. Silver-bearing Galena2.CD.10PbS with Ag
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Zincite4.AB.20ZnO
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Dundasite5.DB.10PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Copper Stain'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O TenoriteCuO
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O ZinciteZnO
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu TenoriteCuO
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn ZinciteZnO
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
Ag Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Pb Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences8
Youngest Fossil Listed485 Ma (Cambrian)
Oldest Fossil Listed513 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Dunderberg1501 - 485.4 Ma (Cambrian)
Dunderburg4501 - 485.4 Ma (Cambrian)
Hamburg3513 - 501 Ma (Cambrian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Agnostus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Agnostidae : Agnostus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Aphelaspis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Aphelaspididae : Aphelaspis501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Olenaspella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Aphelaspididae : Olenaspella501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Lingulida
order
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Anabolotreta
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : Anabolotreta513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Dactylotreta
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : Dactylotreta513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Opisthotreta
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : Opisthotreta513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Lensotreta
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : Lensotreta513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
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