Green River Area, King County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Green River Area | Area |
| King County | County (Historical) |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 18' 59'' North , 121° 52' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
15528
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:15528:8
GUID (UUID V4):
13f5c997-85a8-408b-8263-791a920e846c
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| βͺ Arsenic Formula: As Habit: submilimeter rhombs to .05", and crystaline veinlets to 3" Colour: black Fluorescence: none Description: native crystals and vainlets
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| β BΓΆhmite Formula: AlO(OH) Localities: |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Habit: bladed crystals Colour: white |
| β Cinnabar Formula: HgS Localities: Habit: tiny sharp crystals |
| β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| β Gypsum var. Selenite Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Localities: |
| β Metacinnabar Formula: HgS |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: |
| β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: |
| β Orpiment Formula: As2S3 |
| β Pararealgar Formula: As4S4 Habit: almost x-ray amorphous Colour: orangy yellow Fluorescence: none Description: This ill defined mineral is the decay product of Realgar on exposure to light References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: References: |
| β Realgar Formula: As4S4 Localities: Green River Area, King County, Washington, USA Royal Reward Mine Area, Green River Area, King County, Washington, USA Black Diamond Test Well, Green River Area, King County, Washington, USA Cardinal Reward Mine, Green River Area, King County, Washington, USA Green River Gorge, Green River Area, King County, Washington, USA Habit: Tablets to a few cm Colour: red Fluorescence: none Description: These realgars are close in quality to the Hunan realgars |
| β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| β Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 Localities: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Arsenic | 1.CA.05 | As |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Metacinnabar | 2.CB.05a | HgS |
| β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| β | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| β | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| β | Pararealgar | 2.FA.15b | As4S4 |
| β | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | BΓΆhmite | 4.FE.15 | AlO(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
| β | var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
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Green River Gorge, Green River Area, King County, Washington, USA