Grand Central Mine, Gold Point Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
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Grand Central Mine | Mine |
Gold Point Mining District | Mining District |
Esmeralda County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 20' 52'' North , 117° 22' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Goldfield | 268 (2011) | 41.9km |
Silver Peak | 107 (2011) | 50.8km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Later Part of Ohio Mines Corp.
Structure: Post-Ore Movement On Fault
Alteration: Argillic
Deposit: Discovery year: 1908 (relocated) 1890's-mined patent survey #3967 ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 3 field observ quartz veins follow bedding plane faults, carrying oxidized purite. Vein is highly fractured and brecciated.
Development: Some shipments reported in 1908-1909. In 1880's-90's ore was hauled to a mill near lida from this and other claims
Geology: Very fine-grained, greenish-grey mafic dike material was observed in float.
Rock formation(s): Wyman
Ore(s): Pedding Plane Faults.
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 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. |
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 | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)RANSOME, F.L., (1909), SEPT., MINING & SCI., PRESS, P. 433; NBMG FILE 92, ITEM
SMITH/BENTZ, (1983), FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 9 MAY 83
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046718 |
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