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Livermore, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USAi
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Livermore, Livermore Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA
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Livermore, Livermore Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA
Type:
City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Livermore88,126 (2017)
Clubs in region:
Livermore Valley Lithophiles (Livermore)
Mindat Locality ID:
5568
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5568:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Livermore is a city that is famous as the location of the Lawrence-Livermore National Laboratory.

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4 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Coarsely crystalline in radiating prismatic masses.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Occurs as pseudomorphs after aragonite.
ⓘ 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Description: Occurs as an authigenic constituent of Briones Sandstone.
ⓘ Halotrichite
Formula: Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Description: Occurs as fibrous masses.
ⓘ Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘHydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘHalotrichite7.CB.85Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Hⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Oⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Alⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livermore,_California
Wikidata ID:Q138901
GeoNames ID:5367440

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