Sweepstake Prospect, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USAi
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Sweepstake Prospect | Prospect |
Goodsprings Mining District | Mining District |
Spring Mountains | Mountain Range |
Clark County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 49' 54'' North , 115° 32' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Sandy Valley | 2,051 (2011) | 8.7km |
Goodsprings | 229 (2011) | 9.3km |
Blue Diamond | 290 (2011) | 26.7km |
Enterprise | 108,481 (2011) | 34.2km |
Summerlin South | 24,085 (2012) | 36.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
427619
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:427619:0
GUID (UUID V4):
856832ca-c272-44a7-aefb-146c246f99de
Structure: Large Scale Overthrusts.
Geology: Deposit has unusual and interesting relations of silica and several sulfate minerals. Waste material has wide range of colors. Author inferred that silica and sulphate minerals were first deposited in intimate mixture and later segregated As coarsely crystalline grains and crystals.
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ Plumbojarosite Formula: Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Plumbojarosite | 7.BC.10 | Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10037239 |
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