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Mobile Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 49' 19'' North , 115° 32' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sandy Valley2,051 (2011)7.9km
Goodsprings229 (2011)10.1km
Blue Diamond290 (2011)28.0km
Enterprise108,481 (2011)35.4km
Summerlin South24,085 (2012)38.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
61575
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:61575:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Sec 36 T24S R57E. Copper.
Structure: Large Scale Overthrusting Mine Is On North Limb Of Syncline

Deposit type: Polymetallic replacement

Geology: Oxidized mineral shoot coincides closely with sphalerite deposit

Ore(s): Sphalerite Deposit

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

Adamite
Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
'Calamine'
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
'Cuprodescloizite'
Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite
Formula: Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Phosphohedyphane
Formula: Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
Habit: tapering prisms
Colour: pale yellow-green
Plattnerite
Formula: PbO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Plattnerite4.DB.05PbO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Adamite8.BB.30Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Descloizite
var. Copper-bearing Descloizite
8.BH.40Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Phosphohedyphane8.BN.05Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Unclassified
'Calamine'-
'Cuprodescloizite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
H Descloizite var. Copper-bearing DescloizitePb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
H DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
OOxygen
O AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
O AragoniteCaCO3
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O Descloizite var. Copper-bearing DescloizitePb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
O DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O PlattneritePbO2
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
SiSilicon
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
PPhosphorus
P PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
VVanadium
V Descloizite var. Copper-bearing DescloizitePb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
V DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
CuCopper
Cu Descloizite var. Copper-bearing DescloizitePb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
ZnZinc
Zn AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Zn Descloizite var. Copper-bearing DescloizitePb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
Zn DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb Descloizite var. Copper-bearing DescloizitePb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH
Pb DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb PlattneritePbO2
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Pb PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl

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