Clear Spring Mine, Homeland, Central Florida Phosphate Mining District (Bone Valley), Polk County, Florida, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Clear Spring Mine | Mine |
| Homeland | Census-designated Place |
| Central Florida Phosphate Mining District (Bone Valley) | Mining District |
| Polk County | County |
| Florida | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 51' 55'' North , 81° 48' 50'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bartow | 18,972 (2017) | 4.5km |
| Homeland | 366 (2011) | 5.4km |
| Alturas | 4,185 (2011) | 9.7km |
| Fort Meade | 5,975 (2017) | 12.6km |
| Highland City | 10,834 (2011) | 12.8km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Bone Valley Gem, Mineral, & Fossil Society | Lakeland, Florida | 24km |
Located at Homeland near Bartow. An open pit phosphate mine owned by International Minerals & Chemicals Corp.
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33 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ Beraunite Formula: Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O Description: IMA nomenclature revision re-instated eleonorite as the ferric dominant member of the group. 2015. |
| ⓘ Cacoxenite Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Crandallite Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Cyrilovite Formula: NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Ferrostrunzite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| ⓘ Fluorwavellite Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Gibbsite Formula: Al(OH)3 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Metavivianite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Millisite Formula: (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Mitridatite Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Phosphosiderite Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rockbridgeite Formula: (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5 Colour: Green |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Strengite Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Strunzite ? Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O Description: Strunzite is a manganese-dominant mineral. The Florida phosphate deposits are decidedly manganese-deficient and in lieu of any chemical data, the identification of strunzite is very questionable. Ferrostrunzite has been verified. |
| ⓘ Variscite Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Vivianite Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ 'Wad' |
| ⓘ Wavellite Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Whewellite Formula: Ca(C2O4) · H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Gibbsite | 4.FE.10 | Al(OH)3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Rockbridgeite | 8.BC.10 | (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| ⓘ | Crandallite | 8.BL.10 | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| ⓘ | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F | |
| ⓘ | Phosphosiderite | 8.CD.05 | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Strengite | 8.CD.10 | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Variscite | 8.CD.10 | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Vivianite | 8.CE.40 | Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Ferrostrunzite | 8.DC.25 | Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Metavivianite | 8.DC.25 | Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Strunzite ? | 8.DC.25 | Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Beraunite | 8.DC.27 | Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Cacoxenite | 8.DC.40 | Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| ⓘ | Wavellite | 8.DC.50 | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Fluorwavellite | 8.DC.50 | Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Mitridatite | 8.DH.30 | Ca2Fe3+3(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Cyrilovite | 8.DL.10 | NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Millisite | 8.DL.10 | (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9 · 3H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Group 10 - Organic Compounds | |||
| ⓘ | Whewellite | 10.AB.45 | Ca(C2O4) · H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Beraunite | Fe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| H | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Cyrilovite | NaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Ferrostrunzite | Fe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Metavivianite | Fe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Millisite | (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mitridatite | Ca2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Rockbridgeite | (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| H | ⓘ Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Strunzite | Mn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Whewellite | Ca(C2O4) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| H | ⓘ Fluorwavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Whewellite | Ca(C2O4) · H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Beraunite | Fe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Cyrilovite | NaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Ferrostrunzite | Fe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Metavivianite | Fe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Millisite | (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Mitridatite | Ca2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rockbridgeite | (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Strunzite | Mn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Whewellite | Ca(C2O4) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | ⓘ Fluorwavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | ⓘ Fluorwavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Cyrilovite | NaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Millisite | (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9 · 3H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Millisite | (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9 · 3H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Fluorwavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Beraunite | Fe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| P | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| P | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| P | ⓘ Cyrilovite | NaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Ferrostrunzite | Fe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| P | ⓘ Metavivianite | Fe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| P | ⓘ Millisite | (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9 · 3H2O |
| P | ⓘ Mitridatite | Ca2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| P | ⓘ Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Rockbridgeite | (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| P | ⓘ Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Strunzite | Mn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| P | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| P | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| P | ⓘ Fluorwavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Millisite | (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9 · 3H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| Ca | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Millisite | (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9 · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Mitridatite | Ca2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Whewellite | Ca(C2O4) · H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Strunzite | Mn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Beraunite | Fe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Cyrilovite | NaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferrostrunzite | Fe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Metavivianite | Fe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Mitridatite | Ca2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Rockbridgeite | (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Strunzite | Mn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
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Clear Spring Mine, Homeland, Central Florida Phosphate Mining District, Polk County, Florida, USA