Huber Hills-Granite Ridge prospect, Mountain City Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Huber Hills-Granite Ridge prospect | Prospect |
| Mountain City Mining District | Mining District |
| Elko County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 50' 16'' North , 115° 55' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Owyhee | 953 (2011) | 18.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
41455
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41455:2
GUID (UUID V4):
bd3a5204-b203-4d65-b634-9a571c538d15
Deposit: Molybdenite occurs in quartz/pyrite veins and also disseminated in quartz monzonite at head of schlag draw, drilling and bulldozing has been done exploring for molybdenite. One adit present ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Porphyry Mo, low-F
Development: Exploratory drilling and bulldozing have been done for molybdenum
Geology: Molybdenite occurs in quartz/pyrite veins on granite ridge and huber hill also occurs disseminated in the quartz monzonite
Rock formation(s): Mountain City Quartz Monzonite
Mountain City Quartz Monzonite
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10045510 |
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