Buffalo Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude:
41° North , 118° West (est.)
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~126km
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Mindat Locality ID:
59561
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mindat:1:2:59561:7
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875ddc25-d59a-40bd-bf80-036cbd6b748e
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Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Chalcostibite | 2.HA.05 | CuSbS2 |
ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
ⓘ | Löllingite | 2.EB.15a | FeAs2 |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
ⓘ | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
ⓘ | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Spionkopite | 2.CA.05c | Cu39S28 |
ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Ilsemannite | 4.FJ.15 | Mo3O8 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Romanèchite | 4.DK.10 | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Rozenite | 7.CB.15 | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Arseniosiderite | 8.DH.30 | Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
ⓘ | Cacoxenite | 8.DC.40 | Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
ⓘ | Cyrilovite | 8.DL.10 | NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Dufrénite | 8.DK.15 | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
ⓘ | var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
ⓘ | Hydroxylapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
ⓘ | var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
ⓘ | Leucophosphite | 8.DH.10 | KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Pharmacosiderite | 8.DK.10 | KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
ⓘ | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Variscite | 8.CD.10 | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
ⓘ | 'var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Wad' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Dufrénite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
H | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
H | ⓘ Cyrilovite | NaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Ilsemannite | Mo3O8 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
H | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
H | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
H | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
C | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Dufrénite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
O | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
O | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | ⓘ Cyrilovite | NaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Ilsemannite | Mo3O8 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
O | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
O | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
O | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
O | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Cyrilovite | NaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
Al | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Dufrénite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
P | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
P | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
P | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
P | ⓘ Cyrilovite | NaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
P | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
P | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
P | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | ⓘ Chalcostibite | CuSbS2 |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
S | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Spionkopite | Cu39S28 |
S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
K | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dufrénite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
Ca | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O) |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Ca | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
Mn | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Mn | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Dufrénite | Ca0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | ⓘ Cyrilovite | NaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Löllingite | FeAs2 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcostibite | CuSbS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
Cu | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Cu | ⓘ Spionkopite | Cu39S28 |
Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
As | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
As | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
As | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
As | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
As | ⓘ Löllingite | FeAs2 |
As | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Ilsemannite | Mo3O8 · nH2O |
Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Ag | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Sb | ⓘ Chalcostibite | CuSbS2 |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Sb | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ba | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Pb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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Buffalo Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA