Rockhound Area, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
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Rockhound Area | Deposit |
Contact Mining District | Mining District |
Elko County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 42' 16'' North , 114° 34' 47'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Jackpot | 1,195 (2011) | 31.9km |
Alteration: Silicification
Commodity: Fossil limb casts
Geology: Opalite and chalcedony pods in silicified volcanic rock lots of small holes along top of a ridge area reported to be the source of fossil limb casts, collected by rockhounds for polishing.
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046076 |
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