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Tailings pile of unknown mine with ties for ore cart rails

Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Secondary mineralization in volcanics along California Hwy 89

Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Another view of secondary mineralization along California Hwy 89, Alpine Co.

Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Tailings pile of unknown mine with ties for ore cart rails

Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Secondary mineralization in volcanics along California Hwy 89

Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Another view of secondary mineralization along California Hwy 89, Alpine Co.

Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Tailings pile of unknown mine with ties for ore cart rails

Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Secondary mineralization in volcanics along California Hwy 89

Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 119° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~39km
GRN:
N26W68
Type:
Mining District
Kรถppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
3430
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3430:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A mining area located in T10N, R21E, 6 miles SE of Markleeville.


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Mineral List

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

59 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
โ“˜ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Description: Occurs in garnetiferous quartzite.
โ“˜ 'Andorite'
Formula: AgPbSb3S6
โ“˜ Arsenolite
Formula: As2O3
Habit: Octahedral
Colour: White
Description: Occurs as small white octahedrons with realgar.
โ“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
โ“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Description: A gangue mineral.
โ“˜ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
โ“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Description: Occurs in considerable amounts.
โ“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Description: Material is both argentiferous and auriferous.
โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
โ“˜ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
โ“˜ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Description: Occurs as traces in sulfur.
โ“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
โ“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
โ“˜ Emplectite
Formula: CuBiS2
โ“˜ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Description: Principal Cu ore mineral here.
โ“˜ Famatinite
Formula: Cu3SbS4
โ“˜ 'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
โ“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena
Formula: PbS with Ag
โ“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Description: Occurs in quartzite.
โ“˜ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜ Goldfieldite
Formula: (Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12S
โ“˜ Greigite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2S4
โ“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
โ“˜ Halotrichite
Formula: Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Description: Occurs as incrustations and thin seams.
โ“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
โ“˜ Hรผbnerite
Formula: MnWO4
Description: Encrusts ore minerals and quartz crystals.
โ“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
โ“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜ Lazulite
Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Description: Occurs in garnetiferous quartzite.
โ“˜ 'Limonite'
โ“˜ Luzonite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
โ“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Colour: White, light green
Description: Occurs as white brittle crusts and greenish stalactites.
โ“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
โ“˜ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
โ“˜ Native Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 22 localities in this region.
โ“˜ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
โ“˜ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
โ“˜ Native Sulphur var. Selenium-bearing Sulphur
Formula: (S,Se)
โ“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
โ“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜ Oxyplumboromรฉite
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
โ“˜ Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
โ“˜ Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
โ“˜ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
โ“˜ Pyrochroite
Formula: Mn(OH)2
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 22 localities in this region.
โ“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Colour: Colourless
Description: Occurs in cavities.
โ“˜ Realgar
Formula: As4S4
Colour: Deep red
Description: Occurs coating pyrite.
โ“˜ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Colour: Pink
Description: Occurs as pink crystals and as gangue.Occurs as crystals.
References:
Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp.: 159
Irelan, William, Jr. (1887), Sixth annual report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau Report 6, part 2, 222 pp.: 105
Eakle, Arthur Starr (1919), Alpine County: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 5-27
[โ€ฆ(abstract): Geol. Zentralbl., Band 27: 394 (1922)]: 25
Gianella, Vincent Paul (1938) Epithermal hรผbnerite from the Monitor District, Alpine County, California. Economic Geology, 33 (3). 339-348 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.33.3.339pp.342-343
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Merrick, Peggy (1986) Precious-Metal Mineralization at the Zaca Mine, Alpine County, California. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 25 (1) 234 doi:10.1016/0375-6742(86)90020-8
โ“˜ Rรถmerite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Colour: Chestnut-brown
Description: Occurs as brittle crystals in masses and on stalactites of Melanterite.
โ“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Description: Occurs in garnetiferous quartzite as grains and anhedral crystals.
โ“˜ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
โ“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
โ“˜ Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
โ“˜ Stromeyerite
Formula: AgCuS
โ“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
โ“˜ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
โ“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
โ“˜ Voltaite
Formula: K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
References:
Dan Weinrich / Ralph Merrill CollectionIdentification: Visual Identification
โ“˜ 'Wolframite Group'

Gallery:

Cu3AsS4โ“˜ Enargite
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Enargite

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Enargite

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Enargite, etc.

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Enargite

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Enargite

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Enargite, etc.

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Enargite

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Enargite

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Cu3SbS4โ“˜ Famatinite
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Famatinite

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Famatinite

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Famatinite

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(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1โ“˜ 'Freibergite Subgroup'
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Freibergite Subgroup, etc.

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Freibergite Subgroup

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Freibergite Subgroup, etc.

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Freibergite Subgroup, etc.

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Freibergite Subgroup, etc.

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Freibergite Subgroup, etc.

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Freibergite Subgroup

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
MnWO4โ“˜ Hรผbnerite
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Hรผbnerite

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Hรผbnerite

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Hรผbnerite

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Hรผbnerite

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Hรผbnerite

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Hรผbnerite

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Hรผbnerite

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Hรผbnerite

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]โ“˜ Polybasite
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Polybasite

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Polybasite, etc.

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Polybasite, etc.

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Polybasite

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Polybasite, etc.

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Polybasite

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Polybasite, etc.

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
Ag3SbS3โ“˜ Pyrargyrite
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Pyrargyrite

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Pyrargyrite, etc.

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Pyrargyrite

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Pyrargyrite, etc.

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Pyrargyrite, etc.

Advance Mine, Colorado Hill, Loope, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
FeS2โ“˜ Pyrite
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Pyrite

Morning Star Mine, Mogul Peak, Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Pyrite

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Pyrite

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Pyrite

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Pyrite

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Pyrite

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Pyrite

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Pyrite

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Ag5SbS4โ“˜ Stephanite
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Stephanite, etc.

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Stephanite, etc.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
โ“˜Native Gold1.AA.05Au
โ“˜Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
โ“˜Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
โ“˜var. Selenium-bearing Sulphur1.CC.05(S,Se)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
โ“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
โ“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
โ“˜Stromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
โ“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
โ“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜var. Silver-bearing Galena2.CD.10PbS with Ag
โ“˜Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
โ“˜Greigite2.DA.05Fe2+Fe3+2S4
โ“˜Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
โ“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
โ“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
โ“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
โ“˜Realgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
โ“˜Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
โ“˜Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
โ“˜'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
โ“˜Goldfieldite2.GB.05(Cu4โ—ป2)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12S
โ“˜'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
โ“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
โ“˜Stephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
โ“˜Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
โ“˜Emplectite2.HA.05CuBiS2
โ“˜Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
โ“˜Famatinite2.KA.10Cu3SbS4
โ“˜Luzonite2.KA.10Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
โ“˜Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
โ“˜Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
โ“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
โ“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
โ“˜Arsenolite4.CB.50As2O3
โ“˜Quartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 ยท nH2O
โ“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
โ“˜Hรผbnerite4.DB.30MnWO4
โ“˜'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
โ“˜Oxyplumboromรฉite4.DH.Pb2Sb2O6O
โ“˜Pyrochroite4.FE.05Mn(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
โ“˜Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
โ“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
โ“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
โ“˜Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 ยท 5H2O
โ“˜Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) ยท H2O
โ“˜Rรถmerite7.CB.75Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 ยท 14H2O
โ“˜Halotrichite7.CB.85Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 ยท 22H2O
โ“˜Voltaite7.CC.25K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 ยท 18H2O
โ“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 ยท 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
โ“˜Lazulite8.BB.40MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
โ“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
โ“˜'Andorite'-AgPbSb3S6
โ“˜'Limonite'-
โ“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hโ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Hโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hโ“˜ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hโ“˜ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Hโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Hโ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hโ“˜ PyrochroiteMn(OH)2
Hโ“˜ RรถmeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Hโ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cโ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oโ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oโ“˜ ArsenoliteAs2O3
Oโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Oโ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oโ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oโ“˜ HรผbneriteMnWO4
Oโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oโ“˜ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Oโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Oโ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oโ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ PyrochroiteMn(OH)2
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oโ“˜ RรถmeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Oโ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oโ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oโ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Oโ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Oโ“˜ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Oโ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oโ“˜ OxyplumboromรฉitePb2Sb2O6O
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alโ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alโ“˜ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Alโ“˜ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Alโ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alโ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alโ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siโ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siโ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siโ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Siโ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pโ“˜ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Sโ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sโ“˜ AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
Sโ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sโ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sโ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Sโ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sโ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Sโ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sโ“˜ EmplectiteCuBiS2
Sโ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sโ“˜ FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Sโ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ Goldfieldite(Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
Sโ“˜ GreigiteFe2+Fe23+S4
Sโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sโ“˜ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sโ“˜ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Sโ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sโ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Sโ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sโ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sโ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Sโ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sโ“˜ RealgarAs4S4
Sโ“˜ RรถmeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Sโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sโ“˜ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sโ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Sโ“˜ Native SulphurS8
Sโ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sโ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Sโ“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
Sโ“˜ Native Sulphur var. Selenium-bearing Sulphur(S,Se)
ClChlorine
Clโ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kโ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kโ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Kโ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiโ“˜ RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mnโ“˜ HรผbneriteMnWO4
Mnโ“˜ PyrochroiteMn(OH)2
Mnโ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feโ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feโ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feโ“˜ GreigiteFe2+Fe23+S4
Feโ“˜ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Feโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feโ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feโ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feโ“˜ RรถmeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Feโ“˜ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuโ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cuโ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuโ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuโ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuโ“˜ Native CopperCu
Cuโ“˜ EmplectiteCuBiS2
Cuโ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuโ“˜ FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Cuโ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cuโ“˜ Goldfieldite(Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
Cuโ“˜ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Cuโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cuโ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Cuโ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuโ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Cuโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asโ“˜ ArsenoliteAs2O3
Asโ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asโ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asโ“˜ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Asโ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Asโ“˜ RealgarAs4S4
Asโ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
SeSelenium
Seโ“˜ Native Sulphur var. Selenium-bearing Sulphur(S,Se)
MoMolybdenum
Moโ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Agโ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Agโ“˜ AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
Agโ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agโ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Agโ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agโ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Agโ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agโ“˜ Native SilverAg
Agโ“˜ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Agโ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Agโ“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
SbAntimony
Sbโ“˜ AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
Sbโ“˜ FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Sbโ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sbโ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sbโ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbโ“˜ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sbโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbโ“˜ OxyplumboromรฉitePb2Sb2O6O
TeTellurium
Teโ“˜ Goldfieldite(Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
BaBarium
Baโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
Wโ“˜ HรผbneriteMnWO4
AuGold
Auโ“˜ Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgโ“˜ CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ AndoriteAgPbSb3S6
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbโ“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
Pbโ“˜ OxyplumboromรฉitePb2Sb2O6O
BiBismuth
Biโ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Biโ“˜ EmplectiteCuBiS2

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Gianella, Vincent Paul (1938) Epithermal hรผbnerite from the Monitor District, Alpine County, California. Economic Geology, 33 (3). 339-348 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.33.3.339
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Prenn, Neil, Merrick, Peggy (1991) The Monitor-Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (1) 29-40
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