Lord Byron tunnel, Prospect Ridge, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Lord Byron tunnel | Tunnel |
Prospect Ridge | Ridge |
Eureka Mining District | Mining District |
Eureka County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 28' 12'' North , 115° 59' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Eureka | 610 (2011) | 5.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
60730
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60730:1
GUID (UUID V4):
9b2aeeda-43a9-43f4-8370-03130d4e3d6a
Deposit: From 1885 to 1894, 2,613 tons of ore were produced. The property is located along prospect ridge, one of five mineralized blocks in the district. ; info.src : 1 pub lit ore is localized by permeable fractured zones in dolomite.
Development: Production period-1885 to 1894
Rock formation(s): Hamburg Dolomite
Ore(s): Fractured Permeable Zones
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
9 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ Bismuth Formula: Bi |
ⓘ Bismuthinite ? Formula: Bi2S3 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
ⓘ | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Bismuthinite ? | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | ⓘ Bismuth | Bi |
Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10044802 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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