Bullwacker mine, Adams Hill, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USAi
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Bullwacker mine | Mine |
Adams Hill | Hill |
Eureka Mining District | Mining District |
Eureka County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 31' 26'' North , 115° 59' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Eureka | 610 (2011) | 3.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
60686
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60686:1
GUID (UUID V4):
28d868cd-39e2-406f-bbd6-9b01e0824413
Structure: Series Of Small Vertical Faults Cut The Tilted & Domed Beds
Deposit: Oxidized irregular replacement ore bodies and fissures in limestone host the mine produced 4,654 tons of ore valued at $116,069 from 1876-1894. The property is located on the north slope of adam's hill, one of five mineralized blocks in the district. ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Polymetallic replacement
Geology: The ore bodies are oxidized pb-ag-au irregular replacement bodies and fissures in the limestone host
Ore(s): Favorable Horizons Where Cut By Ore-Controlling Fissures
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
ⓘ Beudantite Formula: PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
ⓘ Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Plumbojarosite Formula: Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Plumbojarosite | 7.BC.10 | Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Beudantite | 8.BL.05 | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Fe | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Zn | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
As | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Pb | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10044780 |
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