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Coso Mining District, Inyo Co., California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude:
36° North , 117° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~177km
Locality type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
New Coso Mining District


A Au-Ag-Cu-Pb-U-Mo-Hg mining area located in secs. 7, 8, 14 & 20, T22S, R39E, MDM, 15 miles NE of Little Lake, and partially on the China Lake Naval Ordnance Test Station.

In the early summer of 1860 Dr. Darwin French and companions, entering from the west, initiated exploration of the Coso Springs and Darwin Wash areas, ultimately penetrating as far east in Death Valley as Furnace Creek Wash, which they are credited with naming. Among the other accomplishments of this group was the discovery of ore near Coso, the creation in the spring of 1860 of the Coso Mining District, and the formation by some of the French party of the Coso Gold and Silver Mining Company. (National Park Service - http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/deva/contents.htm)

Mineralization is in part deposits of cinnabar in hot spring sinters. Cinnabar and metacinnabar line fractures in the sinter fumaroles and coat grains and fragments of opal. Most cinnabar is fine-grained, without crystal form, and is rarely abundant enough to give more than a pink tinge to the enclosing rock. Chloride of mercury of unknown composition is present. Obsidian in the district contains a suite of species.

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44 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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β“˜ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Reference: www.mineralsocal.org; U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Alunogen
Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Habit: Fibrous
Description: Occurs at fumaroles.
Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 263.
β“˜ Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Description: Occurs disseminated in clay beds; coating conchoidal fracture surfaces in light gray clay; in beds of clay & tuffaceous sandstone.
Reference: Anonymous (1954), California Division of Mines, Mineral Information Service: 7(Nov 54): 5; Walker, G.W., Lovering, T.G., and Stephens, H.G. (1956), Radioactive Deposits in California: Special Report 49 of the Californnia Division of Mines & Geology: 10, 35; Troxel, Bennie Wyatt, Stinson, M.C., and Chesterman, C.W. (1957) Uranium. California Division of Mines Bulletin 176: 672-674; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 326.
β“˜ Botryogen
Formula: MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Reference: Hasenmueller, E. A., & Bish, D. L. (2005, March). The hydration and dehydration of hydrous ferric iron sulfates. In 36th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (Vol. 36).
β“˜ Boussingaultite
Formula: (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Reference: Mineralogical Record: 9: 113
β“˜ Butlerite
Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Reference: www.mineralsocal.org
β“˜ Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Reference: www.mineralsocal.org
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Description: Occurred fairly abundantly in some of the mines of the range.
Reference: De Groot, Henry (1890), Alpine, El Dorado, Inyo, Mono, San Bernardino Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 10: 213; Crawford, James John (1894), Twelfth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 12: 374; Tucker, W. Burling (1926), Imperial, Inyo Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 22: 248-285, 488; Murphy, Franklin Mac (1930), Geology of the Panamint silver district, California: Economic Geology: 25: 305-325; […(abstract): Geological Society of America Bulletin: 41: 152 (1930); …Pan-Am. Gelogist: 51: 370-371 (1929); …Geol. Zentralbl., Band 43: 407-408 (1931)]: 322; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 123.
β“˜ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ 'Clays'
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Clinoferrosilite
Formula: Fe2+SiO3
Habit: Acicular
Description: Occurs as needles in lithophysae in obsidian.
Reference: Bowen, N.L. (1935), Ferrosilite as a natural mineral: American Journal of Science, 5th. Series: 30: 481 (491 ?); Bradley, W.W. (1940), Thirty-sixth report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 36: 107; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 307.
β“˜ Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Reference: www.mineralsocal.org
β“˜ Coquimbite
Formula: AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Reference: www.mineralsocal.org
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
Reference: www.mineralsocal.org
β“˜ Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
Description: Occurs in spherulites in obsidian.
Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 351, 457.
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2SiO4
Colour: Brown
Description: Occurs as small crystals in spherulites in obsidian.
Reference: Rutley, Frank (1890), On composite spherulites in obsidian from Hot Springs, near Little Lake, California: Geological Society of London Quarterly Journal: 46: 427; Rogers, Austin Flint (1922), A new occurrence of cristobalite in California: Journal of Geology: 30: 213-215; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1940), Notes on some minerals from southern California, II: American Mineralogist: 25: 544.; Strong, Mary Frances Berkholz (1964b), Obsidian ridge in Coso Range: Gems & Minerals, No. 320: 16-18 May 1964: 16; Olsen, E.J. and Grossman, L. (1974) A scanning electron microscope study of olivine crystal surfaces. Meteoritics: 9: 243-254; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 351, 457.
β“˜ Ferricopiapite
Formula: Fe3+0.67Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Reference: Fanfani, L., A. Nunzi, P.F. Zanazzi, and A.R. Zanzari (1973) The copiapite problem; the crystal structure of ferrian copiapite. American Mineralogist: 58: 314-322; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 274.
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region.
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Haiweeite (TL)
Formula: Ca(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O
Type Locality:
Description: Occurs as spherulitic aggregates on fracture surfaces in granite.
Reference: McBurney, Thomas Chester & Joseph Murdoch (1959), Haiweeite a new uranium mineral from California: American Mineralogist: 44: 839-843; Outerbridge, W.F., et al (1960), Weeksite, a new uranium silicate from the Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, American Mineralogist: 45: 39-52; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 517.
β“˜ Halotrichite
Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Reference: www.mineralsocal.org
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Reference: www.mineralsocal.org
β“˜ Kalinite
Formula: KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Colour: White
Description: Occurs as crusts on the sides of steaming vents.
Reference: Rogers, Austin Flint (1912), Notes on rare minerals from California: Columbia University, School of Mines Quarterly: 33: 376; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 293.
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10187886.
β“˜ Kornelite
Formula: Fe2(SO4)3 · 7H2O
Reference: www.mineralsocal.org
β“˜ 'Limonite'
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: Occurs in spherulites in obsidian.
Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 351.
β“˜ Metacinnabar
Formula: HgS
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Metahaiweeite (TL)
Formula: Ca(UO2)2Si6O15 · nH2O
Type Locality:
Reference: American Mineralogist (1970): 55: 185.
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Reference: Bradley, W.W. (1941), Thirty-seventh report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 37: 671; Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1941), Recent developments in the tungsten resources of California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 37): 37(4): 571-572; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 268, 294; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 339.
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs in spherulites in obsidian.
Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 351.
β“˜ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Reference: Collection of RJ Martin
β“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Description: Occurs in spherulites in obsidian.
Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 351, 457.
β“˜ Parabutlerite
Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Reference: www.mineralsocal.org
β“˜ Powellite
Formula: Ca(MoO4)
Reference: Tucker, W. Burling & Reid J. Sampson (1941), Recent developments in the tungsten resources of California: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 37): 37(4): 571-572; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 268; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 339.
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 20 localities in this region.
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Rhomboclase
Formula: (H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Sulphur
Formula: S8
Description: Deposited from solfataric action over an area of several acres.
Reference: Loew, Oscar (1876), Report on the alkaline lakes, thermal springs mineral springs, and brackish waters of southern California and adjacent country: US Geog. Surveys W. 100th Meridian Report 1876: 195; Tucker, W. Burling (1926), Imperial, Inyo Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 22: 523; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 355.
β“˜ Tridymite
Formula: SiO2
Description: Occurs in spherulites in obsidian.
Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 351, 457.
β“˜ Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Description: Occurs in fracture coatings on granite.
Reference: Outerbridge, W.F., et al (1960), Weeksite, a new uranium silicate from the Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, American Mineralogist: 45: 39-52; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 517.
β“˜ Voltaite
Formula: K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Reference: www.mineralsocal.org
β“˜ Weeksite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
Reference: Outerbridge, W.F., et al (1960), Weeksite, a new uranium silicate from the Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, American Mineralogist (1960): 45: 39-52; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 517.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Metacinnabar2.CB.05aHgS
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜var. Opal-AN4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Tridymite4.DA.10SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Alunogen7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 Β· 17H2O
β“˜Botryogen7.DC.25MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) Β· 7H2O
β“˜Boussingaultite7.CC.60(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 Β· 6H2O
β“˜Butlerite7.DC.10Fe3+(SO4)(OH) Β· 2H2O
β“˜Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Copiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 Β· 20H2O
β“˜Coquimbite7.CB.55AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 Β· 6H2O
β“˜Ferricopiapite7.DB.35Fe3+0.67Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 Β· 20H2O
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Halotrichite7.CB.85FeAl2(SO4)4 Β· 22H2O
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Kalinite7.CC.15KAl(SO4)2 Β· 11H2O
β“˜Kornelite7.CB.60Fe2(SO4)3 Β· 7H2O
β“˜Parabutlerite7.DC.10Fe3+(SO4)(OH) Β· 2H2O
β“˜Powellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)
β“˜Rhomboclase7.CB.55(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
β“˜Voltaite7.CC.25K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 Β· 18H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 10-12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Clinoferrosilite9.DA.10Fe2+SiO3
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
β“˜Fayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2SiO4
β“˜Haiweeite (TL)9.AK.25Ca(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] Β· 6H2O
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Metahaiweeite (TL)9.AK.25Ca(UO2)2Si6O15 Β· nH2O
β“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Weeksite9.AK.30K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) Β· 4H2O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜''-
β“˜'Clays'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ HaiweeiteCa(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ MetahaiweeiteCa(UO2)2Si6O15 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Hβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ButleriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Hβ“˜ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ KorneliteFe2(SO4)3 · 7H2O
Hβ“˜ ParabutleriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Rhomboclase(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Hβ“˜ FerricopiapiteFe3+0.67Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Hβ“˜ BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Hβ“˜ WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ Boussingaultite(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
NNitrogen
Nβ“˜ Boussingaultite(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ HaiweeiteCa(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ MetahaiweeiteCa(UO2)2Si6O15 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ ClinoferrosiliteFe2+SiO3
Oβ“˜ KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Oβ“˜ CristobaliteSiO2
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ TridymiteSiO2
Oβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Oβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ ButleriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Oβ“˜ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ KorneliteFe2(SO4)3 · 7H2O
Oβ“˜ ParabutleriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Rhomboclase(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Oβ“˜ FerricopiapiteFe3+0.67Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Oβ“˜ BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Oβ“˜ WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ Boussingaultite(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Mgβ“˜ Boussingaultite(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Alβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alβ“˜ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Alβ“˜ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Alβ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Alβ“˜ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ HaiweeiteCa(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O
Siβ“˜ MetahaiweeiteCa(UO2)2Si6O15 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ ClinoferrosiliteFe2+SiO3
Siβ“˜ CristobaliteSiO2
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ TridymiteSiO2
Siβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
Siβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ SulphurS8
Sβ“˜ KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Sβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Sβ“˜ MetacinnabarHgS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ ButleriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Sβ“˜ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Sβ“˜ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ KorneliteFe2(SO4)3 · 7H2O
Sβ“˜ ParabutleriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ Rhomboclase(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Sβ“˜ FerricopiapiteFe3+0.67Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Sβ“˜ BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
Sβ“˜ Boussingaultite(NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6H2O
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Kβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Kβ“˜ WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ HaiweeiteCa(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O
Caβ“˜ MetahaiweeiteCa(UO2)2Si6O15 · nH2O
Caβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Caβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ClinoferrosiliteFe2+SiO3
Feβ“˜ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Feβ“˜ ButleriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Feβ“˜ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Feβ“˜ HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ KorneliteFe2(SO4)3 · 7H2O
Feβ“˜ ParabutleriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ Rhomboclase(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ FerricopiapiteFe3+0.67Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Feβ“˜ BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Hgβ“˜ MetacinnabarHgS
UUranium
Uβ“˜ HaiweeiteCa(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O
Uβ“˜ MetahaiweeiteCa(UO2)2Si6O15 · nH2O
Uβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Uβ“˜ WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
Uβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

References

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De Groot, Henry (1890), Alpine, El Dorado, Inyo, Mono, San Bernardino Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 10: 213.
Crawford, James John (1894), Twelfth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 12: 374.
Tucker, W. Burling (1926), Imperial, Inyo Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 22: 248-285, 488.
Murphy, Franklin Mac (1930), Geology of the Panamint silver district, California: Economic Geology: 25: 305-325; […(abstract): Geological Society of America Bulletin: 41: 152 (1930); …Pan-Am. Gelogist: 51: 370-371 (1929); …Geol. Zentralbl., Band 43: 407-408 (1931)]: 322.
Warner, Thor (1930), Mercury deposit in Coso Range, Inyo County, California: California Mining Bureau. Report 26: 59-63.
Fraser, H.J., H.D.B. Wilson & N.W. Hendry (1942), Hot Springs deposits of the Coso Mountains: California Division Mines Report 38: 223-242.
Ross, Clyde Polhemus & Robert Giertz Yates (1943), The Coso quicksilver district, Inyo County, California: USGS Bulletin 936-Q: 395-416.
White, D.E. (1955) Thermal springs and epithermal ore deposits. Economic Geology: 50th. Anniversary volume: 124.
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 123, 544, 545.
Koenig, J.B. (1969) Mercury distribution at two geothermal fields: Coso Hot Springs, California; Akuachapan, El Salvador. Geological Society of America Abstract, 1969, part 3, Cordilleran Section, 33.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 115.

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