Jeep claim (Jeep group; Clifford Gold-Silver prospect), Golden Arrow, Golden Arrow Mining District, Kawich Range, Nye County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 58' 31'' North , 116° 35' 11'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
40434
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:40434:2
GUID (UUID V4):
c42d961d-d2d7-4050-9fc9-05d44c7c168c
A former Ag-Au mine located 3.0 km (1.9 miles) SE of Golden Arrow.
Structure: Fault Zone, Crushing
Alteration: Silicification
Deposit: Clifford vein is in a 3-4-ft-wide crushed fault zone. The ore occurs in quartz stringers extending 12-18 inches into the silicified footwall. Two parallel veins have been exposed within 300 ft of the main vein and a cross vein is about 600 ft west of the 1947 workings.
Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Development: Claims abandoned shortly after 1920 and relocated in late 1946. Property was active in the early 1950's.
Ore(s): Footwall Of Fault Zone
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5 valid minerals.
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ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046760 |
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