Suwannee River Mine, Hard-Rock Phosphate Mining District, Hamilton County, Florida, USAi
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Suwannee River Mine | Mine |
Hard-Rock Phosphate Mining District | Mining District |
Hamilton County | County |
Florida | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 26' 13'' North , 82° 46' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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White Springs | 773 (2017) | 12.0km |
Jasper | 4,155 (2017) | 18.7km |
Wellborn | 2,724 (2013) | 23.2km |
Live Oak | 6,931 (2017) | 25.4km |
Five Points | 1,265 (2011) | 28.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
155153
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:155153:5
GUID (UUID V4):
4d89c8df-3e04-4ed4-b2a0-f699c1f11350
REF:Deposit:: UPPER SUWANNEE RIVER, EVALUATION OF A PROPOSED DRI AS AN AREA OF CRITICAL STATE CONCERN, FLA. DIV. STATE PLANNING. 1974 U.S.G.S. LAND USE& LAND COVER MAP. 1974.
Deposit:: GUIDEBOOK, A.I.M.E. FIELD TRIP TO OCCIDENTAL MINES. 1977
Deposit:: O
Commodities (Major) - Phosphorus-Phosphates; (Trace) - Magnesite, Iron, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum
Development Status: Producer
Deposit Model: 244: Phosphate, warm current type
Host Rock Unit: Bone Valley
Host Rock: Phosphorite
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β 'Apatite var. Collophane' |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O |
β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Apatite var. Collophane' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β | '' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
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