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Deer Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USAi
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Serpentine Subgroup

Badger Prospect, Deer Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA
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Serpentine Subgroup

Badger Prospect, Deer Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA
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Serpentine Subgroup

Badger Prospect, Deer Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° North , 105° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~77km
GRN:
N29W56
Locality type:
Mining District
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate


15 miles SW of Glenrock (T. 31 N., R. 76-77 W.), includes the Swede Boy mine in a copper-bearing quartz vein and the Deer Creek mine (sec. 11, T. 31 N., R. 77 W.) in a chromite-bearing serpentinite. Rocks & Minerals 76:385

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8 valid minerals.

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β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:385
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:385
β“˜ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:385
β“˜ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:385
β“˜ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:385
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Rocks & Minerals 76:385
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Serpentine Subgroup

Badger Prospect, Deer Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA
β“˜ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Reference: Osterwald, F.W., Osterwald, D.B., Long, J.S., Jr., and Wilson, W.H., (1966), Mineral resources of Wyoming, Geological Survey of Wyoming [Wyoming State Geological Survey] Bulletin 50: 234.
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Reference: Osterwald, F.W., Osterwald, D.B., Long, J.S., Jr., and Wilson, W.H., (1966), Mineral resources of Wyoming, Geological Survey of Wyoming [Wyoming State Geological Survey] Bulletin 50: 234.
β“˜ Volkonskoite
Formula: Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Reference: Jay Ellis Ransom,1974,Gems and Minerals of America

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Chrysotile9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Vermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Volkonskoite9.EC.40Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· 4H2O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Hβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ VolkonskoiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Oβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ VolkonskoiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Mgβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgβ“˜ VolkonskoiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mgβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Alβ“˜ VolkonskoiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Alβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Siβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ VolkonskoiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Siβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Siβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ VolkonskoiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Crβ“˜ VolkonskoiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ VolkonskoiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Feβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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