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Horse Creek prospect, Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
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Horse Creek prospectProspect
Disaster Mining DistrictMining District
Montana MountainsMountain Range
Humboldt CountyCounty
NevadaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 50' 29'' North , 118° 10' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
McDermitt172 (2011)41.0km
Orovada155 (2011)43.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
62138
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:62138:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
NBMG Sample Site 2415


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
'Limonite'
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Powellite
Formula: Ca(MoO4)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Powellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
OOxygen
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O PowelliteCa(MoO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
SiSilicon
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
CaCalcium
Ca PowelliteCa(MoO4)
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Mo PowelliteCa(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
AuGold
Au Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Au Native GoldAu

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