Ashby Gold Mines Incorporated Mine, Ashby Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USAi
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Ashby Gold Mines Incorporated Mine | Mine |
Ashby Mining District | Mining District |
Mineral County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 26' 32'' North , 118° 23' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Hawthorne | 3,269 (2017) | 21.8km |
Mina | 155 (2011) | 25.8km |
Walker Lake | 275 (2017) | 38.6km |
Gabbs | 269 (2011) | 62.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
39645
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:39645:0
GUID (UUID V4):
cc273056-f3b2-40a5-9c9f-51c30ff71022
Tectonics: Small
Deposit: A series of steeply dipping quartz veins from 6 inches to 6 feet thick in altered volcanic rocks of dunlap formation cut by aplite dikes
Development: Original ashby gold mine consisted of 6 unpatented claims. Mine worked from 1933-1936.
Rock formation(s): Dunlap
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | 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 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10045459 |
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