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Clermont Mine (Claremont Mine), Goldfield, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
Regional Level Types
Clermont Mine (Claremont Mine)Mine
GoldfieldUnincorporated Community
Goldfield Mining DistrictMining District
Esmeralda CountyCounty
NevadaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 42' 59'' North , 117° 13' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Goldfield268 (2011)1.6km
Silver Peak107 (2011)36.7km
Tonopah2,478 (2011)39.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
45461
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45461:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Blakeite
Formula: Fe3+2[TeO3]3 (?)
Emmonsite
Formula: Fe3+2(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
Famatinite
Formula: Cu3SbS4
Goldfieldite
Formula: (Cu42)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12S
Mackayite
Formula: Fe3+(Te4+2O5)(OH)
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Tellurium
Formula: Te
Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Tellurite
Formula: TeO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Tellurium1.CC.10Te
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Goldfieldite2.GB.05(Cu42)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12S
Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Famatinite2.KA.10Cu3SbS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Tellurite4.DE.20TeO2
Mackayite4.JL.10Fe3+(Te4+2O5)(OH)
Blakeite4.JM.10Fe3+2[TeO3]3 (?)
Emmonsite4.JM.10Fe3+2(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
H EmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
H MackayiteFe3+(Te24+O5)(OH)
OOxygen
O AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
O BlakeiteFe23+[TeO3]3 (?)
O EmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
O MackayiteFe3+(Te24+O5)(OH)
O TelluriteTeO2
AlAluminium
Al AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
SSulfur
S AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
S FamatiniteCu3SbS4
S Goldfieldite(Cu42)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
S MarcasiteFeS2
S Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
KPotassium
K AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
FeIron
Fe BlakeiteFe23+[TeO3]3 (?)
Fe EmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
Fe MackayiteFe3+(Te24+O5)(OH)
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Cu Goldfieldite(Cu42)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
Cu Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
AgSilver
Ag Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
SbAntimony
Sb FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Sb Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
TeTellurium
Te BlakeiteFe23+[TeO3]3 (?)
Te EmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
Te Goldfieldite(Cu42)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
Te MackayiteFe3+(Te24+O5)(OH)
Te TelluriteTeO2
Te Native TelluriumTe
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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