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Consolidated Mercur Company Mine (Brickyard Mine; Golden Gate Mines), Mercur Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USAi
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Consolidated Mercur Company Mine (Brickyard Mine; Golden Gate Mines)Mine
Mercur Mining DistrictMining District
Tooele CountyCounty
UtahState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° North , 112° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~4km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
38952
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:38952:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Au mine.

Mineralization is hosted in limestone.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chlorite Group'
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Gold
Formula: Au
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Realgar
Formula: As4S4
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Sulphur
Formula: S8
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Realgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
Orpiment2.FA.30As2S3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S CinnabarHgS
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S OrpimentAs2S3
S PyriteFeS2
S RealgarAs4S4
S StibniteSb2S3
S SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
AsArsenic
As OrpimentAs2S3
As RealgarAs4S4
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS

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