Aura King Mine (Gilliam group Mine), Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
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Aura King Mine (Gilliam group Mine) | Mine |
Aura Mining District | Mining District |
Elko County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 41' 5'' North , 116° 6' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Owyhee | 953 (2011) | 29.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
40854
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:40854:2
GUID (UUID V4):
c317a311-86a4-4110-9db1-1e8d5a4f7fe8
Structure: Overturned Beds
Deposit: Vein; fissures and shears the aura king mine is in blue sackett gulch. The vein in limestone dips 30deg sw, and has been followed on the strike for 200 feet. It is said to carry high values in gold. ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Rock formation(s): Porter Peak Formation
Ore(s): Fissures And Shears
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Copper Stain' |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Copper Stain' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10045130 |
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