Dry Hills Tactite Prospect, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
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Dry Hills Tactite Prospect | Prospect |
Potosi Mining District | Mining District |
Osgood Mountains | Mountain Range |
Humboldt County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 16' 50'' North , 117° 12' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Paradise Valley | 109 (2011) | 36.3km |
Golconda | 214 (2011) | 43.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
429726
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:429726:3
GUID (UUID V4):
02e96628-3c3d-451c-b179-a919d81e60f7
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
NBMG Sample Site 2619
Structure: Reg.Struct: Ne-Trending Thrust Fault
Alteration: Silication Along Contact Zone.
Deposit: Iron-manganese-rich gossan in coarse-grained garnet skarn along contact of aplite dike and grey limestone. Contact approximately n50e, 50 n W dip; dike on west side, silicated rock exposed in trenches. Skarn zone about 6 ft wide As exposed in old shaft; mno, Fe ox and cu ox staining.
Deposit type: Skarn Cu
Development: Old shaft appears to date from 1920's-1930's. No activity at timeof examination in 1984.
Rock formation(s): Antler Peak Limestone
Ore(s): Igneous Contact
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