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Union Pacific Lakes - Gibbs Pond (Big; Track; & Red Lakes - Soda Lakes), Albany Co., Wyoming, USAi
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Union Pacific Lakes - Gibbs Pond (Big; Track; & Red Lakes - Soda Lakes)Pond
Albany Co.County
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 12' 59'' North , 105° 47' 27'' West
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PlacePopulationDistance
Laramie32,158 (2017)19.7km
Centennial270 (2011)30.7km
Red Feather Lakes343 (2011)49.0km


Irrigation in area has probably flushed lakes.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Dana Chemical Elements

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
Reference: Osterwald, F. W. and D. B. Osterwald (1952) Wyoming Mineral Resources. Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 45
β“˜ Halite
Formula: NaCl
Reference: Osterwald, F. W. and D. B. Osterwald (1952) Wyoming Mineral Resources. Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 45
β“˜ Mirabilite
Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O
Description: Occurs in nthe saline lakes.
Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 441.; Osterwald, F. W. and D. B. Osterwald (1952) Wyoming Mineral Resources. Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 45

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Epsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 Β· 7H2O
β“˜Mirabilite7.CD.10Na2SO4 Β· 10H2O

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 9 - NORMAL HALIDES
AX
β“˜Halite9.1.1.1NaCl
Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
A2XO4·xH2O
β“˜Mirabilite29.2.2.1Na2SO4 · 10H2O
AXO4·xH2O
β“˜Epsomite29.6.11.1MgSO4 · 7H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Hβ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Oβ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Naβ“˜ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Sβ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ HaliteNaCl

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Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 441.
Osterwald, F. W. and D. B. Osterwald (1952) Wyoming Mineral Resources. Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 45

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