Sun Mine (Silver King mine; Sunshine), Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
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Sun Mine (Silver King mine; Sunshine) | Mine |
Railroad Mining District | Mining District |
Elko County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 31' 22'' North , 116° 0' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Carlin | 2,302 (2017) | 22.6km |
Elko | 20,279 (2017) | 40.3km |
Spring Creek | 12,361 (2011) | 42.4km |
Osino | 709 (2011) | 54.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
41526
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41526:9
GUID (UUID V4):
d91a490f-86da-4bb9-9edb-65f219ea85f5
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
β 'Limonite' |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Tenorite Formula: CuO |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Tenorite | CuO |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Tenorite | CuO |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10295301 |
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