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Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA

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References:
Thomssen, D. and Wise, W. (2004): Special list: Silver Coin Mine, Iron Point district, Edna Mountains, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA. International Micromounter's Journal, 13(2), 7-8.

Chukanov, N.V., I.V. Pekov, S. Möckel, A.E. Zadov & V.T. Dubinchuk (2006): Zinclipscombite ZnFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 – a new mineral. Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society, 135(6), 13–18.

A. R. Kampf, P. M. Adams, U. Kolitsch and I. M. Steele (2009): Meurigite-Na, a new species, and the relationship between phosphofibrite and meurigite. Am. Mineral. 94, 720-727.





 Map Reference: 40°55'44"N , 117°19'26"W

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Group 1 - Elements
  		• Silver1.AA.05
    Ag
    Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
  		• Cinnabar2.CD.15a
    HgS
  		• Covellite2.CA.05a
    CuS
  		• Owyheeite ?2.HC.35
    Ag
     
    3+x
    		Pb
     
    10-2x
    		Sb
     
    11+x
    		S
     
    28
    		, -0.13 < x > +0.20
  		• Pyrite2.EB.05a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Robinsonite2.HC.20
    Pb
     
    4
    		Sb
     
    6
    		S
     
    13
  		• Sphalerite2.CB.05a
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Group 3 - Halides
  		• Atacamite3.DA.10a
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|Cl]
  		• Chlorargyrite3.AA.15
    AgCl
      var: Bromian Chlorargyrite3.AA.15
    Ag(Cl,Br)
  		• Connellite3.DA.25
    Cu
     
    19
    		[(OH)
     
    32
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|Cl
     
    4
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Creedite3.CG.15
    Ca
     
    3
    		[SO
     
    4
    		|Al
     
    2
    		F
     
    8
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Fluorite3.AB.25
    CaF
     
    2
  		• Paratacamite3.DA.10c
    Cu
     
    3
    		(Cu,Zn)[(OH)
     
    3
    		|Cl]
     
    2
    Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
  		• Bindheimite ?4.DH.20
    Pb
     
    2
    		Sb
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(O,OH)
  		• Cuprite4.AA.10
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
  		• Goethite4.FD.10
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
  		• Heterogenite ?4.FE.20
    CoO(OH)
  		• Lepidocrocite ?4.FE.15
    γ-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
  		• Quartz4.DA.05
    SiO
     
    2
  		• Rutile4.DB.05
    TiO
     
    2
    Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
  		• Ankerite5.AB.10
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		 ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		)(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
  		• Aragonite5.AB.15
    CaCO
     
    3
  		• Aurichalcite5.BA.15
    (Zn,Cu)
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
  		• Azurite5.BA.05
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
  		• Calcite5.AB.05
    CaCO
     
    3
  		• Cerussite5.AB.15
    PbCO
     
    3
  		• Dolomite5.AB.10
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
  		• Malachite5.BA.10
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
  		• Rosasite5.BA.10
    (Cu,Zn)
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
  		• Smithsonite5.AB.05
    ZnCO
     
    3
    Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
  		• Alunite7.BC.10
    KAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Anglesite7.AD.35
    PbSO
     
    4
  		• Baryte7.AD.35
    BaSO
     
    4
  		• Brochantite7.BB.25
    Cu
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Caledonite7.BC.50
    Cu
     
    2
    		Pb
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|CO
     
    3
    		|(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Cyanotrichite7.DE.10
    Cu
     
    4
    		Al
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    12
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Fornacite ?7.FC.10
    Pb
     
    2
    		Cu[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		|CrO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Gypsum7.CD.40
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Jarosite7.BC.10
    KFe
    3+
     
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Linarite7.BC.65
    PbCu[(OH)
     
    2
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Molybdofornacite7.FC.10
    Pb
     
    2
    		Cu[OH|(AsO
     
    4
    		,PO
     
    4
    		)|(MoO
     
    4
    		,CrO
     
    4
    		)]
  		• Plumbojarosite7.BC.10
    PbFe
    3+
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    4
  		• Spangolite7.DD.15
    Cu
     
    6
    		Al[(OH)
     
    12
    		|Cl|SO
     
    4
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Stolzite7.GA.05
    Pb[WO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Vauquelinite ?7.FC.05
    Pb
     
    2
    		Cu[OH|PO
     
    4
    		|CrO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Wulfenite7.GA.05
    Pb[MoO
     
    4
    		]
    Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  		• Adamite8.BB.30
    Zn
     
    2
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		)(OH)
  		• Apatite-(CaF)8.BN.05
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
      var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaF)8.BN.05
    Ca
     
    5
    		[(F,O)|(PO
     
    4
    		,CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Arsendescloizite ?8.BH.35
    PbZn[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Austinite8.BH.35
    CaZn[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Bayldonite8.BH.45
    Cu
     
    3
    		Pb[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Beraunite8.DC.27
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Beudantite ?8.BL.05
    PbFe
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Calderónite8.BG.05
    Pb
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		[OH|(VO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
  		• Carminite8.BH.30
    PbFe
    3+
    2
    		[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Chalcosiderite8.DD.15
    Cu(Fe
    3+
     
    		,Al)
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 4H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Conichalcite8.BH.35
    CaCu[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Corkite8.BL.05
    PbFe
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Descloizite ?8.BH.40
    Pb(Zn,Cu)[OH|VO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Duftite8.BH.35
    PbCu[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Fluellite ?8.DE.10
    Al
     
    2
    		[F
     
    2
    		|OH|PO
     
    4
    		] · 7H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Hentschelite8.BB.40
    CuFe
    3+
    2
    		[OH|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Heyite8.BK.20
    Pb
     
    5
    		Fe
    2+
    2
    		[O
     
    2
    		|VO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Hinsdalite8.BL.05
    PbAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Kidwellite8.DK.20
    NaFe
    3+
    9
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Leucophosphite8.DH.10
    KFe
    3+
    2
    		[OH|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Libethenite ?8.BB.30
    Cu
     
    2
    		[OH|PO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Lipscombite8.BB.90
    (Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mn
    2+
     
    		)Fe
    3+
    2
    		[OH|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
  		• Metavariscite8.CD.05
    AlPO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Meurigite-K8.DJ.20
    [K(H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    2.5
    		][Fe
    3+
    8
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    6
    		(OH)
     
    7
    		(H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    4
    		]
  		• Meurigite-Na (TL)8.DJ.20
    [Na(H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    2.5
    		][Fe
    3+
    8
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    6
    		(OH)
     
    7
    		(H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    4
    		]
  		• Mimetite8.BN.05
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Mixite8.DL.15
    BiCu
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Morinite8.DM.05
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca
     
    4
    		Al
     
    4
    		[(F,OH)
     
    5
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Mottramite8.BH.40
    Pb(Cu,Zn)[OH|VO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Olivenite ?8.BB.30
    Cu
     
    2
    		[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Perhamite8.DO.20
    (Ca,Sr)
     
    3
    		Al
     
    7.7
    		Si
     
    3
    		P
     
    4
    		O
     
    23.5
    		(OH)
     
    14.1
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10
    KFe
    3+
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 6-7H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Phosphofibrite8.DJ.20
    [K
     
    <0.5
    		(H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    3
    		][(Fe
    3+
     
    		,Cu)
     
    8
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    6
    		(OH)
     
    7
    		(H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    4
    		]
  		• Phosphohedyphane8.BN.05
    Pb
     
    3
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Plumbogummite8.BL.10
    PbAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Pyromorphite8.BN.05
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Strengite8.CD.10
    FePO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Turquoise8.DD.15
    Cu(Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 4H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Variscite8.CD.10
    AlPO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Wardite8.DL.10
    NaAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Wavellite8.DC.50
    Al
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    3
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Zinclipscombite (TL)8.BB.90
    ZnFe
    3+
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		(OH)
     
    2
  		• Čechite8.BH.40
    Pb(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mn
    2+
     
    		)[OH|VO
     
    4
    		]
    Group 9 - Silicates
  		• Chrysocolla9.ED.20
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    		H
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Hemimorphite9.BD.10
    Zn
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Kaolinite9.ED.05
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
  		• Neotocite ?9.ED.20
    (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO
     
    3
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Unclassified Minerals
  		• 'Agardite'-
  		• 'Apatite'-
  		• 'Apophyllite'-


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