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Mosesite from
Terlingua Mining District, Texas, USA


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Mosesite

Terlingua Mining District, Texas, USA
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Mosesite, etc.

Mariposa Mine, Brewster County, Texas, USA
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Mosesite, etc.

Mariposa Mine, Brewster County, Texas, USA
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Mosesite, etc.

Mariposa Mine, Brewster County, Texas, USA
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Mosesite

Terlingua Mining District, Texas, USA
04769950017768826166603.jpg
Mosesite, etc.

Mariposa Mine, Brewster County, Texas, USA
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Mosesite, etc.

Mariposa Mine, Brewster County, Texas, USA
02698930017272016073274.jpg
Mosesite, etc.

Mariposa Mine, Brewster County, Texas, USA
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Mosesite

Terlingua Mining District, Texas, USA
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Mosesite, etc.

Mariposa Mine, Brewster County, Texas, USA
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Mosesite, etc.

Mariposa Mine, Brewster County, Texas, USA
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Mosesite, etc.

Mariposa Mine, Brewster County, Texas, USA
Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Mosesite
Formula:(Hg2N)(Cl,SO4,MoO4) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calcite
Gypsum
Montroydite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mosesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Terlingua Mining District, Texas, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43672
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43672:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Canfield, F.A., Hillebrand, W.F., Schaller, W.T. (1910) Mosesite, a new mercury mineral from Terlingua, Texas. American Journal of Science, S. 4 Vol. 30. 202-208
Canfield, F. A.; Hillebrand, W. F.; Schaller, W. T. (1911) Mosesit, ein neues Quecksilbermineral von Terlingua, Texas. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 49 (1-6). 1-8 doi:10.1524/zkri.1911.49.1.1
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Origlieri, Marcus (1990) Famous Mineral Localities: Terlingua, Texas. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (3) 221-234
Taras Bryndzia, L. (2023) Elucidating the Role of Hydrocarbons in Cinnabar (HgS) Ore Formation: A Model for Hg Mineralization in the Terlingua Mining District, Big Bend National Park, SW Texas. Economic Geology, 118 (8) 1881-1897 doi:10.5382/econgeo.5022
 
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