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Searchlight Deposit, Searchlight Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USAi
Regional Level Types
Searchlight Deposit- not defined -
Searchlight Mining DistrictMining District
Clark CountyCounty
NevadaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 27' 57'' North , 114° 55' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Searchlight539 (2011)0.2km
Cal-Nev-Ari244 (2011)18.1km
Katherine103 (2011)42.1km
Laughlin7,323 (2011)45.6km
Bullhead City39,445 (2017)47.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Silvery Colorado River Rock ClubBullhead City, Arizona47km
Mindat Locality ID:
307855
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:307855:9
GUID (UUID V4):
87c0566b-f220-406d-b53c-798208114812


Structure: The area has been uplifted intruded by igneous rock and denuded by erosion.

Alteration: The deposit has been silicified by hydrothermal activity, and oxidized.

Commodity: Ore Materials: sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite, gold, chalcocite, cerussite, cuprite, malachite Gangue Materials: quartz, chalcedony, hematite, calcite, brochantite, limonite, wulfenite, vanadinite, adularia

Deposit: Deposits in the district are mainly WNW -trending fissure veins (34), irregular in shape, some flat-lying and saucer-shaped. Vein material consists of a breccia of country rock fragments with vuggy quartz cement. Veins occur en echelon along the western contact of a quartz monzonite intrusive. Most production was from oxidized and weathered veins. In some cases, gash-type fractures are filled with vein material that was later brecciated.

Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Development: The first claims were staked on the Duplex property in 1897 by G. F. Colton , and the Searchlight Mining District was founded July 20, 1898. The Searchlight Post Office was established in October 1898. The Quartette Mining Company, formed in 1900, became the mainstay of the Searchlight District, producing almost half of the area's total output.Searchlight began to boom in 1902 and reached its peak year in 1907. In May, 1902, a 16-mile narrow-gauge railroad was built down the hill to the company's mill on the Colorado River. After 1907, the boom crashed and production fell sharply. Mines were operated mainly by lessees after 1911. Total production up to 1940 amounted to $4.5 million. On March 31, 1907, the 23.22-mile Barnwell and Searchlight Railroad connected the town with the then main Santa Fe line from Needles to Mojave. By 1919 trains were operating over the B and S Railroad only twice a week. A severe washout on September 23, 1923, halted traffic completely and train service was never restored. In the 1900s, Searchlight reportedly reached a maximum population of 5000 people and was far larger than Las Vegas at the time. A "Mines of Searchlight" map dated October 1906, shows that there were well over 300 mining claims in the area at that time. Eventually, the gold and silver production dwindled with the decreasing grade of the ore and by 1927, there were only about 50 people left in Searchlight.

Geology: apophyses of quartz monzonite

Ore(s): Ore is localized by intrusive activity.

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21 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
'Calamine'
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gold
Formula: Au
References:
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Leadhillite
Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
References:
'Limonite'
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Leadhillite5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Descloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Mottramite8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Calamine'-
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Limonite'-
'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CupriteCu2O
O DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S GalenaPbS
S LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
VVanadium
V DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
V MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
V VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
ZnZinc
Zn DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Pb VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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