Humboldt Mine, Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
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Humboldt Mine | Mine |
Aura Mining District | Mining District |
Elko County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 41' 58'' North , 116° 5' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Owyhee | 953 (2011) | 27.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
40863
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:40863:0
GUID (UUID V4):
90725e38-ebf7-47e2-8b96-131c4dc656ec
Structure: Host Rock Folded & Contorted
Deposit: Replacement vein; fissures development consists of one low angle incline, sunk towards the southwest incline was flooded in 1956. Located at the head of polaris gulch, 1/2 mile S.E. Of the blue jackett mine. About 100 yards east of the humboldt shaft a surface pit in granodiorite has been assayed at up to $3 per ton of in gold (pre-1910). ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Polymetallic veins
Development: One low-angle incline; a pre-1910 assay yielded $3.00/ton in gold (0.15oz/ton)
Rock formation(s): Aura Formation
Ore(s): Fissures
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10045132 |
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