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Muddy Mountains Mining District, Muddy Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USAi
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Mining District
Mindat Locality ID:
14763
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:14763:2
GUID (UUID V4):
47957ece-bd67-478a-ab24-c228b36c8647


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20 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Carnotite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
β“˜ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
β“˜ 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'
Formula: M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
β“˜ Colemanite
Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Glauberite
Formula: Na2Ca(SO4)2
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
β“˜ Gypsum var. Satin Spar Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Halite
Formula: NaCl
β“˜ Hectorite
Formula: Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
β“˜ 'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
β“˜ Howlite
Formula: Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5
β“˜ Mirabilite
Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O
β“˜ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ ThΓ©nardite
Formula: Na2SO4
β“˜ Ulexite
Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Carnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 6 - Borates
β“˜Colemanite6.CB.10Ca[B3O4(OH)3] Β· H2O
β“˜Howlite6.CB.20Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5
β“˜Ulexite6.EA.25NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] Β· 5H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜ThΓ©nardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
β“˜Glauberite7.AD.25Na2Ca(SO4)2
β“˜Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Mirabilite7.CD.10Na2SO4 Β· 10H2O
β“˜Gypsum
var. Satin Spar Gypsum		7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Hectorite9.EC.45Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
β“˜'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] Β· nH2O
β“˜'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'-M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 Β· 20H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ Clinoptilolite SubgroupM3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Hβ“˜ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Hβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Hβ“˜ HowliteCa2B5SiO9(OH)5
Hβ“˜ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Hβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
LiLithium
Liβ“˜ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
BBoron
Bβ“˜ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Bβ“˜ HowliteCa2B5SiO9(OH)5
Bβ“˜ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ Clinoptilolite SubgroupM3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Oβ“˜ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Oβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Oβ“˜ HowliteCa2B5SiO9(OH)5
Oβ“˜ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Oβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ ThΓ©narditeNa2SO4
Oβ“˜ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Naβ“˜ HaliteNaCl
Naβ“˜ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Naβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Naβ“˜ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Naβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naβ“˜ ThΓ©narditeNa2SO4
Naβ“˜ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ Clinoptilolite SubgroupM3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Alβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Alβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ Clinoptilolite SubgroupM3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Siβ“˜ HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Siβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Siβ“˜ HowliteCa2B5SiO9(OH)5
Siβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
Sβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Sβ“˜ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Sβ“˜ ThΓ©narditeNa2SO4
Sβ“˜ Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Kβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Caβ“˜ HowliteCa2B5SiO9(OH)5
Caβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caβ“˜ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Caβ“˜ Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
UUranium
Uβ“˜ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences41
Youngest Fossil Listed99.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed323 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Willow Tank - upper17105.3 - 99.6 Ma (Cretaceous)
Aztec Sandstone1201.3 - 174.1 Ma (Jurassic)
Toroweap21279.3 - 272.3 Ma (Permian)
Bird Spring2279.3 - 272.3 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Gastropoda
class		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Crocodylia
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Baenidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Baenidae105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Adocus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Adocidae : Adocus105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Trionychidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Dromaeosauridae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Dromaeosauridae105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Dinosauria
order		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Thyreophora
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Thyreophora105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Iguanodontia
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Iguanodontia105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Ceratodus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Ceratodontiformes : Ceratodontidae : Ceratodus105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Titanosauriformes
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Titanosauriformes105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Tyrannosauroidea
superfamily		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Tyrannosauroidea105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Lepisosteidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Lepisosteiformes : Lepisosteidae105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Naomichelys
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Solemydidae : Naomichelys105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Holostei
infraclass		Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Holostei105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Macroelongatoolithus carlylei
species		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Elongatoolithidae : Macroelongatoolithus : Macroelongatoolithus carlylei105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Testudinata
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudinata105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Penniretepora oppositus
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Acanthocladiidae : Penniretepora : Penniretepora oppositus279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Septopora bilateralis
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Septoporidae : Septopora : Septopora bilateralis279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Reteporidra anaphora
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Polyporidae : Reteporidra : Reteporidra anaphora279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Wjatkella permiana
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Polyporidae : Wjatkella : Wjatkella permiana279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Polypora sargaensis
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Polypora : Polypora sargaensis279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Brasilichnium
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Chelichnopodidae : Brasilichnium201.3 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Nicklesopora avia
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhabdomesidae : Nicklesopora : Nicklesopora avia323.2 - 315.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Lutulentus muralspineus
species		Lutulentus : Lutulentus muralspineus323.2 - 315.2 Ma
Carboniferous
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