Forvilly Mine, Rochester Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
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Forvilly Mine | Mine |
Rochester Mining District | Mining District |
Pershing County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 17' 34'' North , 118° 12' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
437888
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:437888:7
GUID (UUID V4):
9028fa12-8193-4348-81cb-0e1ebb6ece81
Deposit: Two veins lie about 20 ft apart. Southeast vein is 3 ft wide and northwest one is wider. Quartz in vein is vuggy or porous in places. Opened mainly by two 40-ft shafts. One on each of two veins which lie about 20 feet apart. Southeast vein is 3 feet wide and north west vein is wider. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept; 3 field observ
Deposit type: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Development: No activity in 1984.
Geology: Quartz in vein is vuggy or porous in places
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
ⓘ Bromargyrite Formula: AgBr |
ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Bromargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgBr |
ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
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 | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Br | Bromine | |
Br | ⓘ Bromargyrite | AgBr |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | ⓘ Bromargyrite | AgBr |
Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10044138 |
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