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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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18 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
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
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
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
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'
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
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Murdochite3.DB.45PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Fornacite7.FC.10Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Scheelite ?7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
β“˜Voltaite7.CC.25K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 Β· 18H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
β“˜Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Creaseyite9.HH.15Pb2Cu2Fe3+2(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 Β· H2O
β“˜Willemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Copper Stain'-
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Hβ“˜ FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ CreaseyitePb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O
Hβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Oβ“˜ MurdochitePbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x
Oβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ CreaseyitePb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O
Oβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alβ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Alβ“˜ CreaseyitePb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
Siβ“˜ CreaseyitePb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ MurdochitePbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x
Clβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ CreaseyitePb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ MurdochitePbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x
Cuβ“˜ FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ CreaseyitePb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O
Cuβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Asβ“˜ FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Asβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
BrBromine
Brβ“˜ MurdochitePbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ MurdochitePbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x
Pbβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pbβ“˜ FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ CreaseyitePb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O

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