Alunite Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USAi
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Mindat Locality ID:
36544
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36544:1
GUID (UUID V4):
3578f76f-88fd-4bbf-aa92-66f19da9ef53
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β Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Localities: |
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: Lagarto mine (Gordon Barite; River Mtns. Prospect), Alunite Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA Searway prospect, Alunite Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA Quo Vadis Mine, Alunite Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA Blue Quartz mine, Alunite Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: |
β Conichalcite Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
β 'Copper Stain' |
β Creaseyite Formula: Pb2Cu2Fe3+2(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
β Fornacite Formula: Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) Habit: cubic Colour: black Description: Collected by Dick Thomssen 29 Jan 04 and identified by him. |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β 'Limonite' |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: |
β Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl Habit: hexagonal prismatic Colour: yellow to orange Description: Collected by Dick Thomessen 29 Jan 04 and identified by him. |
β Murdochite Formula: PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x Colour: dark green Description: Collected by Dick Thomssen 29 Jan 04 and identified by him. |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Lagarto mine (Gordon Barite; River Mtns. Prospect), Alunite Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA Quo Vadis Mine, Alunite Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA Blue Quartz mine, Alunite Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA Alunite Mine, Alunite Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA |
β Formula: Ca(WO4) Locality: Quo Vadis Mine, Alunite Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA - erroneously reported Description: Pers. comm., 12 February 2021, from Dr Robert Housley: "...I spent considerable time and effort researching the possible identity of the Quo Vadis Mine with something referred to as The Farmer Group of Claims in NBMG Bulletin 105 and the possibility that scheelite came from there. I am forced to the conclusion that these claims result from an error in NBMG Bulletin 105, which by the way only devotes one short paragraph to the joint claims. The Quo Vadis Mine is in an area of Miocene igneous rocks. I have blacklighted the area. There is no scheelite. There is no nearby limestone.
Following this I wrote up an account of the nature and history of the Quo Vadis Mine and added it to the Mindat posting. This description lists additional reasons for thinking that NBMG 105 is in error. I hence removed the Farmer Group as an alternative name of the site. However I did not know how to remove tungsten from the commodities list, nor scheelite from the mineral list. Except for the brief paragraph in NBMG 105 tungsten has never been listed as coming from any mine in the Alunite District." |
β Voltaite Formula: K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
β 'Wad' Localities: |
β Willemite Formula: Zn2SiO4 Habit: hexagonal prisms Colour: colorless Description: Collected by Dick Thomssen and identified by him. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Murdochite | 3.DB.45 | PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
β | Fornacite | 7.FC.10 | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
β | Scheelite ? | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
β | Voltaite | 7.CC.25 | K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 Β· 18H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Conichalcite | 8.BH.35 | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
β | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Creaseyite | 9.HH.15 | Pb2Cu2Fe3+2(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 Β· H2O |
β | Willemite | 9.AA.05 | Zn2SiO4 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Copper Stain' | - | |
β | 'Limonite' | - | |
β | 'Wad' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
H | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
H | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
O | β Murdochite | PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x |
O | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
O | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
O | β Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
O | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Al | β Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
Al | β Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
Si | β Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | β Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Murdochite | PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x |
Cl | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | β Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
Ca | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Voltaite | K2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Murdochite | PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x |
Cu | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
Cu | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
As | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
As | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
Br | Bromine | |
Br | β Murdochite | PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
W | Tungsten | |
W | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Murdochite | PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x |
Pb | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
Pb | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Pb | β Creaseyite | Pb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O |
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Quo Vadis Mine, Alunite Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA