Unnamed Silver Prospect (MRDS10045629), Lafayette Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
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Unnamed Silver Prospect (MRDS10045629) | Prospect |
Lafayette Mining District | Mining District |
Elko County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 56' 42'' North , 114° 46' 54'' West
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Place | Population | Distance |
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Wells | 1,261 (2017) | 24.0km |
Alteration: Marbleization
Deposit: Vein of quartz contining malachite, azurite, limonite; dk brown to orange brown jasperoid gossan. Group of shafts (pits?) north shaft 20 feet deep, inclined 45 deg NE in limestone exposed a quarte vein As much As 3 ft wide containing malachite, acurite, limeonite (smith p.101) prospects explose dark-brown to orange-brown; no peroid gossan ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Polymetallic veins
Geology: Dolomitic limestones are ordsucian, silvrian, devonian age
Ore(s): Fault Zone
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4 valid minerals.
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ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ 'Limonite' Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10045629 |
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