Combination Mine, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Combination Mine | Mine |
| Goldfield Mining District | Mining District |
| Esmeralda County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 42' 45'' North , 117° 13' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Goldfield | 268 (2011) | 1.1km |
| Silver Peak | 107 (2011) | 36.4km |
| Tonopah | 2,478 (2011) | 39.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
60880
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60880:5
GUID (UUID V4):
85d69e04-a9d3-4ee5-b414-ac4b26ac38ad
Structure: Faulting Parallel To Vein Contacts. Some Dacite Show Evidence Of Earlier Brecciation And Silicification
Alteration: Alunitization, Silicification, Pyritization, Argillization
Deposit type: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Ore(s): Fracture System; Caldera Ring Fracture Zone
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22 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Alunogen Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| ⓘ Bismite Formula: Bi2O3 Description: See, however, Schaller, W.T. (1941): Bismoclite from Goldfield, Nevada. American Mineralogist 26, 651-654. |
| ⓘ Bismoclite Formula: BiOCl |
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Coquimbite Formula: AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Famatinite Formula: Cu3SbS4 |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Halotrichite Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ Iodargyrite Formula: AgI |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ Natroalunite Formula: NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rozenite Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Famatinite | 2.KA.10 | Cu3SbS4 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Iodargyrite | 3.AA.10 | AgI |
| ⓘ | Bismoclite | 3.DC.25 | BiOCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Bismite | 4.CB.60 | Bi2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Natroalunite | 7.BC.10 | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Rozenite | 7.CB.15 | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Alunogen | 7.CB.45 | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| ⓘ | Coquimbite | 7.CB.55 | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Halotrichite | 7.CB.85 | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| H | ⓘ Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| O | ⓘ Bismite | Bi2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Bismoclite | BiOCl |
| O | ⓘ Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
| S | ⓘ Famatinite | Cu3SbS4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Bismoclite | BiOCl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Famatinite | Cu3SbS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Iodargyrite | AgI |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Famatinite | Cu3SbS4 |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| I | Iodine | |
| I | ⓘ Iodargyrite | AgI |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismite | Bi2O3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismoclite | BiOCl |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046700 |
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