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Ashcroft, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadai
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PlacePopulation
Ashcroft1,796 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
481
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:481:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Ashcroft, Colombie-Britannique, Canada
German:
Ashcroft, British Columbia, Kanada
Italian:
Ashcroft, Columbia Britannica, Canada
Simplified Chinese:
阿什克罗夫特, 不列颠哥伦比亚省, 加拿大
Arabic:
أشكروفت, كولومبيا البريطانية, كندا
Cebuano:
Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada
Czech:
Ashcroft, Britská Kolumbie, Kanada
Dutch:
Ashcroft, Brits-Columbia, Canada
Egyptian Arabic:
اشكروفت, كولومبيا البريطانيه, كندا
Farsi/Persian:
اشکرافت، بریتیش کلمبیا, بریتیش کلمبیا, کانادا
Finnish:
Ashcroft, Brittiläinen Kolumbia, Kanada
Japanese:
ブリティッシュコロンビア州アシュクロフト, ブリティッシュコロンビア州, カナダ
Slovak:
Ashcroft, Britská Kolumbia, Kanada
Swedish:
Ashcroft, British Columbia, Kanada
Ukrainian:
Ешкрофт , Британська Колумбія, Канада


An area of semi-arid grassland and salt lakes. Eocene Age volcanics fill intermontain basins with bentonitic ash and amygdaloidal volcanic rocks.

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13 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Blödite
Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chlorite Group'
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
'Feldspar Group'
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hexahydrite
Formula: Mg(H2O)6(SO4)
Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Ice
Formula: H2O
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Meridianiite (TL)
Formula: MgSO4 · 11H2O
Type Locality:
Description: Formed around a tree trunk.
'Mica Group'
Mirabilite
Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Thénardite
Formula: Na2SO4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Ice4.AA.05H2O
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Hydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Thénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
Hexahydrite7.CB.25Mg(H2O)6(SO4)
Epsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
Meridianiite (TL)7.CB.90MgSO4 · 11H2O
Blödite7.CC.50Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Mirabilite7.CD.10Na2SO4 · 10H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
H EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
H HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
H IceH2O
H MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
H MeridianiiteMgSO4 · 11H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
C MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
O HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
O IceH2O
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O ThénarditeNa2SO4
O MeridianiiteMgSO4 · 11H2O
NaSodium
Na BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Na MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Na ThénarditeNa2SO4
MgMagnesium
Mg BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mg HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
Mg HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg MeridianiiteMgSO4 · 11H2O
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
S EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
S MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
S ThénarditeNa2SO4
S MeridianiiteMgSO4 · 11H2O
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashcroft,_British_Columbia
Wikidata ID:Q2739451
GeoNames ID:5887531

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