Salt Lake-Pioche Mine, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Salt Lake-Pioche Mine | Mine |
| Pioche Mining District | Mining District |
| Lincoln County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 55' 29'' North , 114° 26' 23'' West
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Free Brothers Lease; Victor, Victor Ext., Apex, Financier, Michigan, Senator,; Apex Fraction Contact No. 1-18, Bumagain No. 1-15,; Berlin Fraction Claims; NBMG Smaple Site 1427
Structure: Faults Faults
Alteration: Silicification
Deposit: Discovery year: 1880's fault zone/vein with associated veins and stringers striking n4-70w, dipping 45e. Ore removed from these veins is generally siliceous Ag-pb with the pb occurring As carbonate. The remaining dumps consist mainly of massive white to rose-colored quartzite breccia stained with Fe-mnoxides and coated with crystalline jarosite. Clots of mangansiderite/ psilomelane partially cement the breccia. Yellow sb? oxides and an unknown green mineral (anglesite?) occur with the ore. Locally the breccia and fault gouge are silicified. The working were not accessible, so most of the information is hear-say. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept; 3 field observ
Deposit type: Polymetallic veins
Development: 3 apparent stages of activity: 1880's, when most of district production occurred; 1960's-1970's with some exploration and production; and more recently,(1980's) drilling and surface exploration. Some dumps have been removed and milled. Management reported in 1944, 1000 tons of shipping ore and 25000 tons mill grade ore. Worked by free bros. Of pioche on lease. Gulf leased claims in 1976 and enlarged the claim group and drilled it. L. Hollingshead drove 500-ft drift in 1968-71 to join nos . 2 and 4 shafts.
Rock formation(s): Prospect Mnt. Quartzite;Pioche Shale (On Dump)
Ore(s): Faults & Fractures
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Bromargyrite Formula: AgBr Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl 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. |
| ⓘ 'Psilomelane' 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 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Bromargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgBr |
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Br | Bromine | |
| Br | ⓘ Bromargyrite | AgBr |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Bromargyrite | AgBr |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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