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Bataan Mine, Garfield Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 26' 0'' North , 118° 16' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mina155 (2011)14.7km
Hawthorne3,269 (2017)32.6km
Walker Lake275 (2017)48.6km
Gabbs269 (2011)57.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
39620
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:39620:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Farrington and Gilbert Mine; Mabel and Mollie claims


Deposit: 0.2% WO3 in quartz-limonite gossan along granite - limestone fault contact ; info.src : 1 pub lit disseminated scheelite in tactite and limonitic gossan in sheared

Development: 1915-1916 worked for Cu; in 1943 scheelite found by f. and l.

Rock formation(s): Granitic Rocks
Luning


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Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
Yakhontovite
Formula: (Ca,Na)0.5(Cu,Fe,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · 3H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Yakhontovite9.EC.40(Ca,Na)0.5(Cu,Fe,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · 3H2O
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H Yakhontovite(Ca,Na)0.5(Cu,Fe,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · 3H2O
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O TenoriteCuO
O Yakhontovite(Ca,Na)0.5(Cu,Fe,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · 3H2O
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Na Yakhontovite(Ca,Na)0.5(Cu,Fe,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · 3H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Yakhontovite(Ca,Na)0.5(Cu,Fe,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · 3H2O
AlAluminium
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Yakhontovite(Ca,Na)0.5(Cu,Fe,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · 3H2O
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
CaCalcium
Ca ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca Yakhontovite(Ca,Na)0.5(Cu,Fe,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · 3H2O
FeIron
Fe Yakhontovite(Ca,Na)0.5(Cu,Fe,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · 3H2O
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu Yakhontovite(Ca,Na)0.5(Cu,Fe,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · 3H2O
AsArsenic
As ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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