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Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Prince of Wales IslandIsland
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 14' 44'' North , 132° 31' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
55.24556,-132.53306
GeoHash:
G#: c1cf21hke
GRN:
N37W57
Type:
Mountain
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hydaburg391 (2017)19.1km
Hollis112 (2011)35.2km
Thorne Bay483 (2017)49.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
5835
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5835:6
GUID (UUID V4):
54d3d2a3-7a70-4365-bedb-808865d654bb


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24 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
βœͺ Clintonite
Formula: CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
β“˜ Humite ?
Formula: Mg7(SiO4)3F2
β“˜ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
βœͺ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Japan Law twins, included crystals
β“˜ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
β“˜ 'Scapolite'
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Description: Black octahedral crystals. Analyzed by SEM-EDS.
Element Weight% O K 45.47; Mg K 13.39; Al K 33.90; Fe K 6.55; Zn K 0.29 From Doug Toland Col.
References:
Joan Rosell
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

Gallery:

CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2β“˜ Clintonite
(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)β“˜ Epidote
Fe2+Fe3+2O4β“˜ Magnetite
SiO2β“˜ Quartz

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
β“˜Hercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
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 9 - Silicates
β“˜Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Humite ?9.AF.50Mg7(SiO4)3F2
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Actinolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
β“˜Clintonite9.EC.35CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
β“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Scapolite'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Oβ“˜ HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
Oβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Alβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
Siβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

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References

US Board on Geographic Names (n.d.) https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1422324,Green%20Monster%20Mountain
Toland, Douglas (2004), Famous Mineral localities: Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. Mineralogical Record: 35: 383-404, 419-420.
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
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