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Hot Springs Point mine, Beowawe Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USAi
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Hot Springs Point mineMine
Beowawe Mining DistrictMining District
Eureka CountyCounty
NevadaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 24' 11'' North , 116° 31' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Crescent Valley392 (2011)5.2km
Battle Mountain3,635 (2011)44.1km
Carlin2,302 (2017)49.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
59985
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:59985:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Sec 11 T29N R48E

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
'Limonite'
Metacinnabar
Formula: HgS
Metasideronatrite
Formula: Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
Habit: acicular to lathlike crystals to 2.5cm
Colour: orange to yellow-orange
Description: Altered from sideronatrite when exposed at surface.
Metastibnite ?
Formula: Sb2S3
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Sideronatrite
Formula: Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
Habit: Acicular and lathlike radiating crystals to 3cm
Colour: yellow-orange to orange
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Metacinnabar2.CB.05aHgS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Metastibnite ?2.DB.05Sb2S3
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Metasideronatrite7.DF.20Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
Sideronatrite7.DF.20Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H MetasideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
H SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O MetasideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
O SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
NaSodium
Na MetasideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
Na SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
SSulfur
S CinnabarHgS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S MetacinnabarHgS
S MetasideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
S MetastibniteSb2S3
S SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
S StibniteSb2S3
S Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe MetasideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
Fe SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
SbAntimony
Sb MetastibniteSb2S3
Sb StibniteSb2S3
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
Hg MetacinnabarHgS

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