Alvard Mine, Cascade Mining District, Skagit County, Washington, USAi
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Alvard Mine | Mine |
Cascade Mining District | Mining District |
Skagit County | County |
Washington | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 36' 1'' North , 121° 21' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Marblemount | 203 (2011) | 10.7km |
Rockport | 109 (2006) | 22.0km |
Concrete | 716 (2017) | 29.7km |
Darrington | 1,376 (2017) | 42.5km |
Swede Heaven | 768 (2011) | 44.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Darrington Rock & Gem Club | Darrington, Washington | 42km |
Mindat Locality ID:
19424
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19424:1
GUID (UUID V4):
23c47222-077c-400c-96ca-bb51a18339b5
North-east of Marblemount a talc and soapstone body containing relatively pure biotite on the footwall. It was operated by Skagit Mineral Products and Skagit Talc Products for talc.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
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