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Bonds and Mark Mine, Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District), Bare Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, USAi
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Bonds and Mark MineMine
Bare Mountain Mining District (Fluorine Mining District)Mining District
Bare MountainMountain
Nye CountyCounty
NevadaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 53' 25'' North , 116° 38' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.89053,-116.64839
GeoHash:
G#: 9qt1ceenz
GRN:
N25W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Beatty1,010 (2011)10.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
64252
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64252:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


6 miles east of Beatty.

Commodity: Contains too much hematite for pottery; rutile present in ore.

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘHalloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
KPotassium
Kⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2

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References

Buwalda, J.P., (1922), USGS Bull 708, P. 125-126.
Lincoln, Francis Church (1923) Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada. Nevada Newsletter Publishing Company, Reno, NV.p.168
Bell, E.J. and Larson, L.T., (1981), Draft Final Report: Characterization of Energy and Mineral Resources of Sw Nts and Vicinity Prepared for D.O.E. P. 67.
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