Altitude Mine (Windy Mine; Howard McCoy Mine; Van Alder Mine), Jarbidge Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
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Altitude Mine (Windy Mine; Howard McCoy Mine; Van Alder Mine) | Mine |
Jarbidge Mining District | Mining District |
Elko County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 50' 36'' North , 115° 23' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
41303
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41303:0
GUID (UUID V4):
ed029973-7db2-4510-9266-d716940ef7a3
Structure: Crater Range-Volcanic Normal Faults Strike N-Nw
Alteration: Devitrification & Silicification
Deposit: 2 veins; the altitude and the windy veins. Mine=altitude vein (formerly howard mc coy vein) and windy vein (formerly van alden or east vein). The large amount of adularia in gangue indicates the veins were formed at fairly high temperatures and at depths of probably less than 2,000 feet. Includes altitude 1 and altitude 3 and annex. ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Development: Owned & worked by the jarbidge-buhl mining co.; 6 claims mine opened by 2000 ft. Of workings to the 500 ft level. Owned in 1910 by wm. Connors, c.b. Howard and j.a. Mccoy, who may have been the original locaters.
Geology: Trend of crater range (n20w) is same As mary ore veins.
Rock formation(s): Jarbidge Rhyolite
Jarbidge Rhyolite
Ore(s): Normal Faults, Strike N-Nw
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Argentite' Formula: Ag2S |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar' References: |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 References: |
ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
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 | |||
ⓘ | 'Argentite' | 2.BA.52 | Ag2S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Argentite | Ag2S |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Argentite | Ag2S |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10045258 |
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