Occidental Mine, Occidental lode, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USAi
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Occidental Mine | Mine |
Occidental lode | Lode |
Comstock Mining District | Mining District |
Storey County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 17' 11'' North , 119° 37' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Virginia City | 855 (2011) | 3.0km |
Dayton | 8,964 (2011) | 6.4km |
Carson City | 54,521 (2017) | 18.0km |
Stagecoach | 1,874 (2011) | 24.2km |
Indian Hills | 5,627 (2011) | 25.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Great Basin Gem & Mineral Club | Carson City, Nevada | 18km |
High Desert Rockers | Carson City, Nevada | 18km |
Comstock Gold Prospectors | Reno, Nevada | 31km |
Reno Gem and Mineral Society | Reno, Nevada | 31km |
Mindat Locality ID:
43415
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:43415:8
GUID (UUID V4):
c6291582-d81d-4935-b89e-035ade5ee159
Structure: Regional Dip To West And Northwest
Deposit: In the 1860's a 900-ft tunnel was driven int he occidental claim. A fairly large tonnage of ore was stoped from above this tunnel and from winzes. In 1870 a tunnel 400 feet lower encountered ore, but this lower depth yielded little ore. There was reported from 1866 to 1894 a production of $400,000 from nearly 40,000 tons of ore. Since that time leasers have worked the mine. Total production 1868-1894 was 25798 tons ore averaging $17.08 per ton ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Development: In the 1860's, a 900-ft. Tunnel was driven on the occidental claim, from which a large tonnage of good ore was stoped. In 1870, a tunnel 400 ft. Lower encountered little ore. Later work was by lessees
Geology: Occidental vein parallels the main comstock lode, 1 1/2 miles to the east
Rock formation(s): Alta Andesite
Ore(s): Brunswick Lode
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
ⓘ | '' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10043933 |
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