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Melanterite from
Summer Camp pit, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Melanterite
Formula:Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Summer Camp pit, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1335729
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1335729:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melanterite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘGetchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
92.6km (57.6 miles) ⓘMcDermitt Mine, Opalite Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
99.5km (61.8 miles) ⓘMount Tobin mine (Miner's Dream mine), Mount Tobin Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
References
Bowell, R.J., Parshley, J.V. (2005) Control of pit-lake water chemistry by secondary minerals, Summer Camp pit, Getchell mine, Nevada. Chemical Geology, 215 (1) 373-385 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.06.052
 
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