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Whisky Flat Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USAi
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Mining District
Mindat Locality ID:
37037
Long-form identifier:
1:2:37037:3
GUID (UUID V4):
019cd2b9-7fd1-4f4b-8bbb-df119bd25cf2


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6 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: NBMG Bull 58 Geology and Mineral Resources of Mineral County, Nevada U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: USBM Inf Circ 6941 (1938)
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: NBMG Bull 58 Geology and Mineral Resources of Mineral County, Nevada
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Reference: NBMG Bull 58 Geology and Mineral Resources of Mineral County, Nevada U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

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