Old Abe claim, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Old Abe claim | Claim |
| Contact Mining District | Mining District |
| Elko County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 46' 18'' North , 114° 50' 33'' West
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| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jackpot | 1,195 (2011) | 27.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
40978
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:40978:1
GUID (UUID V4):
3ac59e8e-f74c-450b-8a2b-08d7419b9284
Copper
Structure: Granodiorite Stock With Assoc Faults, Fracture
Deposit: This claim is one of the grey copper corp's upper group, and is located on schrader's (1912) claim map. The old abe vein crosses the granodiorite-limestone contact but is mainly in the granodiorite. It is 3,500 ft long and 40 ft or more wide. The extension of the old abe vein in the face of the h.b. Smith tunnel strikes about N 25 E and stands almost vertical. Here the vein is in limestone. Mineral survey 4241 the average of 20 assays of the old abe lode in the helen b. Smith tunnel (limestone host rock) gave 4.24% cu, 1.68 oz ag, 145 oz au. The range for copper was .96% to 13.38%. There are 3 other tunnels that cut the old abe lode at various elevations above the h.b. Smith tunnel: 1) the mammoth tunnel cuts the old abe vein for 35 ft. Along the tunnel. Assays range from 2.4% to 3.4% cu, with some ag. 2) the 520 ft. Tunnel exposes chalcopyrite bodies ranging from 3% to 7% cu and up to 7 oz. Ag. 3) the 460 foot tunnel cuts a body of 5% cu ore 30 ft. Wide (ref: lewis, f.w. (1969?) gray mines division, nevada copper company: nevada bur. Mines & geology mining district open-files, no. 48, item 4. ; info.src : 1 pub lit old abe vein
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4 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046002 |
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