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IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon), Silver Mountain, Silver Mountain Mining District, Alpine County, California, USAi
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IXL Canyon (I.X.L. Canyon)Canyon
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 36' 31'' North , 119° 46' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.60861,-119.76694
GRN:
N26W68
Type:
Canyon
Kรถppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Markleeville210 (2014)9.6km
Alpine Village114 (2011)18.8km
Topaz Lake157 (2011)21.6km
Mesa Vista200 (2011)22.2km
Coleville495 (2011)23.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
219056
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:219056:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

13 valid minerals. 2 erroneous literature entries.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
โ“˜ Argentopearceite
Formula: Ag16As2S11
โ“˜ 'Argentopolybasite-T2ac'
Formula: Ag16Sb2S11
โ“˜ Arsenolite
Formula: As2O3
Description: Post-mining product (anthropomorphic in origin). Crystals to ยฝ inch (1.25 cm) diameter formed on dumps by addition of water to burning enargite ore. No arsenolite here (contradiction in literature) - see https://www.mindat.org/mesg-515208.html
โ“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
โ“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
โ“˜ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Description: No enargite here - see https://www.mindat.org/mesg-515208.html
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
โ“˜ Miargyrite
Formula: AgSbS2
โ“˜ Native Gold
Formula: Au
โ“˜ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
โ“˜ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
โ“˜ Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
โ“˜ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
โ“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

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
โ“˜Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
โ“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
โ“˜Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
โ“˜Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
โ“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
โ“˜Argentopearceite2.GB.15Ag16As2S11
โ“˜Miargyrite2.HA.10AgSbS2
โ“˜Enargite ?2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Arsenolite ?4.CB.50As2O3
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
โ“˜'Argentopolybasite-T2ac'-Ag16Sb2S11

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