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Mammoth prospect, Gilbert Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 11' 8'' North , 117° 42' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mina155 (2011)42.0km
Tonopah2,478 (2011)43.5km
Silver Peak107 (2011)48.3km
Goldfield268 (2011)67.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
60795
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60795:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Joint Cracks

Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
'Argentite'
Formula: Ag2S
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
'Argentite'2.BA.52Ag2S
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
SiSilicon
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AnglesitePbSO4
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S ArgentiteAg2S
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S StibniteSb2S3
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag ArgentiteAg2S
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SbAntimony
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb StibniteSb2S3
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3

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