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Zamzow Mine, Ray Point Mining District, Live Oak County, Texas, USAi
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Zamzow MineMine
Ray Point Mining DistrictMining District
Live Oak CountyCounty
TexasState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 29' 49'' North , 98° 3' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Three Rivers1,971 (2017)12.4km
Pawnee166 (2011)18.2km
George West2,631 (2017)19.1km
Tuleta288 (2011)27.2km
Normanna113 (2011)27.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
42253
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42253:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Zamzow- IEC Mine,Hahn,Lamprecht Mine


Tectonics: Massive Continental Margin

Deposit type: Sandstone U

Geology: Ore in interbedded sheet splay and sandy bed-load channel-fill deposits, george west fluvial axis, oakville sandstone

Rock formation(s): Oakville


Ore(s): Shallow Orebody Along Normal Fault

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Coffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
O UraniniteUO2
SiSilicon
Si CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
UUranium
U CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
U UraniniteUO2

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