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Mount Adams summit, Mount Adams, Yakima County, Washington, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 12' 9'' North , 121° 29' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.20250,-121.49028
GeoHash:
G#: c21wg6vmp
GRN:
N31W62
Type:
Mountain
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Trout Lake557 (2011)23.0km
Packwood342 (2011)47.0km
Klickitat362 (2011)50.1km
White Salmon2,343 (2017)52.8km
Bingen721 (2017)54.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
17274
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:17274:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Mineralization in andesite breccia associated with fumarole deposits, located at and near the summit and summit caldera.

Refs.:
- Huntting, M. (1956): Inventory of Washington Minerals, Part I, Nonmetallic Minerals, Vol. 1, p.134.
- Cannon, B. (1975): Minerals of Washington, p.40, 60, 77, 100, 120, 166.
Deposit: Deposit consists of lo W temperature vein deposits of gold, silver, and copper have enough potential to warrant prospecting. Hot gas vents indicate some unevaluated geothermal potential. Because of the inaccessibility, climate, and legal restructions, any use of mineral resources at the summit of mount adams should be done cautiously. Commodity is alum along with gypsum and sulver located at near the summit of mount adams.

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAlunogen7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
ⓘMendozite7.CC.15NaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
ⓘBlödite7.CC.50Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘCopiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Alum Group'-XAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Hⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Hⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Hⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MendoziteNaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Oⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Oⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Oⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MendoziteNaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Naⓘ MendoziteNaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Alⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Alⓘ MendoziteNaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Sⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Sⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Sⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ MendoziteNaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O

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