Red Top Mine (Red Top Mercury Mine), Marsh Mt, Aleknagik, Bristol Bay Region Mining District, Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Red Top Mine (Red Top Mercury Mine) | Mine |
Marsh Mt | - not defined - |
Aleknagik | - not defined - |
Bristol Bay Region Mining District | Mining District |
Dillingham Census Area | Census Area |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 16' 23'' North , 158° 37' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Aleknagik | 226 (2017) | 0.1km |
Dillingham | 2,404 (2017) | 27.5km |
Manokotak | 456 (2017) | 41.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
24974
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24974:5
GUID (UUID V4):
3021f0db-7701-4d18-adf5-2f26840078de
An important mercury producer during WW II. Located east of Aleknagik.
"Metacinnabar" from here was an accidental byproduct of the primitive retorting process, not a real mineral.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
ⓘ Dickite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Dickite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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