Ajax-Nevada, Delaware Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USAi
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Ajax-Nevada | - not defined - |
Delaware Mining District | Mining District |
Carson City | City |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 6' 38'' North , 119° 37' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Johnson Lane | 6,490 (2011) | 11.2km |
Carson City | 54,521 (2017) | 14.0km |
Dayton | 8,964 (2011) | 14.2km |
Indian Hills | 5,627 (2011) | 14.4km |
Fish Springs | 648 (2017) | 17.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Great Basin Gem & Mineral Club | Carson City, Nevada | 15km |
High Desert Rockers | Carson City, Nevada | 15km |
Comstock Gold Prospectors | Reno, Nevada | 49km |
Reno Gem and Mineral Society | Reno, Nevada | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
307603
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:307603:6
GUID (UUID V4):
899e028f-2b0e-4ec3-be15-643046c6fa32
Alteration: Silicification, Kaolinization (?) Altered Rhyolite
Deposit: Vein follows a N 70 degrees E striking fracture in highly altered rhyolite. It looks As though there has been ore stockpiled and shipped
Development: Report written on the mine is dated 1914. Recent road building. Cordex drilled the holes and wesley mining has the lease. ; econ.com: none recorded
Geology: The orebodies were reported to be irregular, with no definite walls, along a fault plane in rhyolite that has been locally altered to kaolin and silicified. In places the host rock is leached white. The vein consists of quartz and silicified gouge.
NBMG #3713.
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3 valid minerals.
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Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
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 | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10043766 |
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