Mega Pit, Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
---|---|
Mega Pit | Pit (Active) |
Twin Creeks Mine | Mine |
Potosi Mining District | Mining District |
Osgood Mountains | Mountain Range |
Humboldt County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 14' 53'' North , 117° 10' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Pit (Active) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Paradise Valley | 109 (2011) | 40.8km |
Golconda | 214 (2011) | 42.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
280043
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:280043:4
GUID (UUID V4):
b437d470-08b9-4148-92b2-d85e8a176372
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
South Pit
The pit extends approximately 4km north to south and is up to approximately 1.6km in width.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Galkhaite Formula: (Hg5Cu)CsAs4S12 |
ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Orpiment Formula: As2S3 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
ⓘ | Galkhaite | 2.GB.20 | (Hg5Cu)CsAs4S12 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Galkhaite | (Hg5Cu)CsAs4S12 |
S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Galkhaite | (Hg5Cu)CsAs4S12 |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Galkhaite | (Hg5Cu)CsAs4S12 |
As | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Cs | Caesium | |
Cs | ⓘ Galkhaite | (Hg5Cu)CsAs4S12 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Galkhaite | (Hg5Cu)CsAs4S12 |
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