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Mizpah Mine (Mizpah shaft), Tonopah, Tonopah Mining District, San Antonio Mountains, Nye County, Nevada, USAi
Regional Level Types
Mizpah Mine (Mizpah shaft)Mine
TonopahTown
Tonopah Mining DistrictMining District
San Antonio MountainsMountain Range
Nye CountyCounty
NevadaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 4' 30'' North , 117° 13' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Kรถppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tonopah2,478 (2011)1.5km
Goldfield268 (2011)40.8km
Silver Peak107 (2011)51.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
16421
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16421:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Ag occurrence/mine owned by the Tonopah Mining Co.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


18 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
โ“˜ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
โ“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
โ“˜ Hรผbnerite
Formula: MnWO4
โ“˜ Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
โ“˜ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
โ“˜ Iodargyrite
Formula: AgI
โ“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
โ“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜ Native Gold
Formula: Au
โ“˜ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
โ“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
โ“˜ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
โ“˜ Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
โ“˜ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
โ“˜ Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
โ“˜ 'Wad'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
โ“˜1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
โ“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
โ“˜Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
โ“˜Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
โ“˜Iodargyrite3.AA.10AgI
โ“˜Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Opal
var. Opal-AN
4.DA.10SiO2 ยท nH2O
โ“˜4.DA.10SiO2 ยท nH2O
โ“˜Hรผbnerite4.DB.30MnWO4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
โ“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 ยท 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
โ“˜Hydroxylapatite
var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite
8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
โ“˜8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
โ“˜Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 ยท 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
โ“˜'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Hโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hโ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hโ“˜ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Hโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hโ“˜ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Cโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Oโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ HรผbneriteMnWO4
Oโ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oโ“˜ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Oโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alโ“˜ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siโ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pโ“˜ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Pโ“˜ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Pโ“˜ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Sโ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sโ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Sโ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clโ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Caโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caโ“˜ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
MnManganese
Mnโ“˜ HรผbneriteMnWO4
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asโ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asโ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
AgSilver
Agโ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Agโ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agโ“˜ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agโ“˜ IodargyriteAgI
Agโ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Agโ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SbAntimony
Sbโ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
IIodine
Iโ“˜ IodargyriteAgI
WTungsten
Wโ“˜ HรผbneriteMnWO4
AuGold
Auโ“˜ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auโ“˜ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS

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