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Dry Creek Mine (Godber Mine; Last Chance claim; Blue Stone claim; Homesite claim), Simpson Park Mountains, Lander County, Nevada, USAi
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Dry Creek Mine (Godber Mine; Last Chance claim; Blue Stone claim; Homesite claim)Mine
Simpson Park MountainsMountain Range
Lander CountyCounty
NevadaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 30' 30'' North , 116° 44' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Austin192 (2011)28.1km
Kingston113 (2011)43.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
59972
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:59972:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A turquoise mine located in sec. 13 T19N R46E, MDM. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.

Local rocks include shale, chert, and minor amounts of quartzite, greenstone, and limestone.

Workings include unspecified underground openings.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Alunite Group'
Formula: A0.5-1 B3[SO4]2(OH)6
Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Matulaite
Formula: (Fe3+,Al)Al7(PO4)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8(H2O)8 · 8H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Variscite8.CD.10AlPO4 · 2H2O
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Matulaite8.DK.30(Fe3+,Al)Al7(PO4)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8(H2O)8 · 8H2O
Unclassified
'Alunite Group'-A0.5-1 B3[SO4]2(OH)6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H Matulaite(Fe3+,Al)Al7(PO4)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8(H2O)8 · 8H2O
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
H Alunite GroupA0.5-1 B3[SO4]2(OH)6
OOxygen
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O Matulaite(Fe3+,Al)Al7(PO4)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8(H2O)8 · 8H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
O Alunite GroupA0.5-1 B3[SO4]2(OH)6
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al Matulaite(Fe3+,Al)Al7(PO4)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8(H2O)8 · 8H2O
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P Matulaite(Fe3+,Al)Al7(PO4)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8(H2O)8 · 8H2O
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Alunite GroupA0.5-1 B3[SO4]2(OH)6
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe Matulaite(Fe3+,Al)Al7(PO4)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8(H2O)8 · 8H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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