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Merck Mine (Hope Mine), Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, USAi
Regional Level Types
Merck Mine (Hope Mine)Mine
Gainesville- not defined -
Hall CountyCounty
GeorgiaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 19' 0'' North , 83° 50' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.31667,-83.84167
GeoHash:
G#: dnh7hphm5
GRN:
N23W50
Type:
Mine
Kรถppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gainesville38,712 (2017)2.6km
Oakwood4,178 (2017)10.6km
Flowery Branch6,683 (2017)16.5km
Lula2,879 (2017)17.9km
Talmo192 (2017)18.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
16093
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16093:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ref.: Rocks & Min.: 64:196; Furcron & Teague (1943). A mica mine located 1.6 km NW of Gainesville.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
โ“˜ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
โ“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
โ“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
โ“˜'Feldspar Group'-
โ“˜'var. Perthite'-
โ“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

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