Eyraud Claims, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
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Eyraud Claims | Claim |
Potosi Mining District | Mining District |
Osgood Mountains | Mountain Range |
Humboldt County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 9' 59'' North , 117° 17' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Golconda | 214 (2011) | 29.3km |
Paradise Valley | 109 (2011) | 41.9km |
Winnemucca | 7,887 (2017) | 43.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
429735
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:429735:5
GUID (UUID V4):
f6306def-3414-4ff6-8413-e7b2ba7cf5a9
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Frenchman Claims
Structure: Nw-Trending Fault
Deposit: Small tactite (skarn) bodies formed in cambrian preble limestone on east contact of osgood granodiorite. The largest lens of tactite occurs on a small hill south of osgood creek near the common south corners of section 17 and 18. Here the preble section has formed an embayment in the contact; the l-imestones dip about 30ne down the axis of the embayment. Tactite float containing scheelite has been found in these areas of irregularities in the granodiorite/limestone contact. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept; 3 field observ
Deposit type: W skarn
Development: Staked in 1920's, explored in 1950's and 1970's; no production. No activity at time of examination in 1984.
Geology: Near by irregularities in the trend of the granodiorite/limestone contact.
Rock formation(s): Osgood Mtns. Stock
Preble Formation
Ore(s): Tactite Zone Near Igneous Contact Irregularity
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10045082 |
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