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Hope Valley Mining District, Alpine County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 119° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~39km
Mindat Locality ID:
247120
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:247120:7
GUID (UUID V4):
78b32e3e-bd35-4b3e-a4ea-8033ab90f58c


A W-Mo mining area around Hope Valley.

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13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Colour: Fine green
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ 'Molybdenite-2H'
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Powellite
Formula: Ca(MoO4)
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Description: Occurs with other sulphides.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Colour: Black
Description: Common in pegmatite dikelets.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Rose Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Powellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Molybdenite-2H'-MoS2
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ Molybdenite-2HMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Caβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Moβ“˜ Molybdenite-2HMoS2
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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