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Red Top Mountain, Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District), Ritter Range, Madera County, California, USAi
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Red Top MountainMountain
Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District)Mining District
Ritter RangeMountain Range
Madera CountyCounty
CaliforniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 38' 14'' North , 119° 8' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.63722,-119.13472
GeoHash:
G#: 9qeq158sx
GRN:
N26W67
Type:
Mountain
KΓΆppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mammoth Lakes7,946 (2018)14.4km
June Lake629 (2011)16.7km
Lee Vining222 (2011)35.6km
Yosemite Valley1,035 (2011)40.6km
Sunny Slopes182 (2017)41.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
248254
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:248254:8
GUID (UUID V4):
4eca8736-75a4-43f1-ab9b-afa02d9be3b4


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7 valid minerals.

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β“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: Acicular
Description: Occurs as crystals in a Cu deposit.
β“˜ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: A gangue mineral.
β“˜ Ferrimolybdite
Formula: Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Description: Occurs in cavities in quartz with molybdenite.
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Description: Occurs in cavities in quartz with ferrimolybdite.
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ 'Wolframite Group'
Colour: Brownish black
Description: Occurs as crystals in a quartz vein associated with large cubes of pyrite.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Ferrimolybdite7.GB.30Fe2(MoO4)3 Β· nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3

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