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Cherry Creek mine (TiCup mine; Tincup mine; Teacup mine; Biscuit mine), Cherry Creek Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USAi
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Cherry Creek mine (TiCup mine; Tincup mine; Teacup mine; Biscuit mine)Mine
Cherry Creek Mining DistrictMining District
White Pine CountyCounty
NevadaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 55' 52'' North , 114° 54' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
59005
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:59005:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
'Copper Stain'
References:
Galena
Formula: PbS
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stibiconite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Stibiconite4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Unclassified
'Copper Stain'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S ChalcociteCu2S
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sb StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sb StibniteSb2S3
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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