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Silver Peak, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
Regional Level Types
Silver PeakCensus-designated Place
Esmeralda CountyCounty
NevadaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 45' 17'' North , 117° 38' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Silver Peak107 (2011)0.0km
Goldfield268 (2011)35.5km
Dyer259 (2011)39.1km
Tonopah2,478 (2011)49.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
64572
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64572:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Silverpeak


Guanno deposit.

Silver Peak is a census-designated place. It is one of the oldest mining communities in Nevada.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Niter5.NA.10KNO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Alum-(K)7.CC.20KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
NNitrogen
N NiterKNO3
OOxygen
O NiterKNO3
O Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
AlAluminium
Al Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
SSulfur
S Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
KPotassium
K NiterKNO3
K Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Peak,_Nevada
Wikidata ID:Q3709766
GeoNames ID:5512346

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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