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Pancake Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USAi
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Mining District
Mindat Locality ID:
37238
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:37238:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Minor seams of lignite, some sandstone quarries, poor grade perlite. Originally organized as a silver district in 1870 (silver chloride ore at $80/ton).

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘChlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

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

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed279 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Arcturus1290.1 - 279.3 Ma (Permian)
Joanna Limestone - platy limestone2358.9 - 345.3 Ma (Paleozoic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Gattendorfia
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Gattendorfiidae : Gattendorfia358.9 - 345.3 Ma
Paleozoic
Arceodomus langenheimi
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Rostroconchia : Conocardiida : Conocardiidae : Arceodomus : Arceodomus langenheimi290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Prolecanites lyoni
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Prolecanitida : Prolecanitidae : Prolecanites : Prolecanites lyoni358.9 - 345.3 Ma
Paleozoic
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