White Shilo mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USAi
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White Shilo mine | Mine |
Battle Mountain Mining District | Mining District |
Lander County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 34' 2'' North , 117° 7' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Battle Mountain | 3,635 (2011) | 18.5km |
Golconda | 214 (2011) | 52.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
64818
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64818:6
GUID (UUID V4):
b8c4d61e-a116-4113-9165-9ae9e8583e2d
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
White and Shiloh Mine
Structure: Thrust Faults Numerous Faults: 2 Sets-Nw And Ne-Trending
Alteration: Leaching Of Country Rocks
Deposit: The vein is within a prominent north-trending fault zone on the fringe of a copper-gold zone. The vein ranges in thickness from a few inches to 3 ft and has been traced for thousands of feet only strike. First claim was recorded in 1869. The vein was a large producer inthe early 1870's, but lay idle after 1885. The 2 tunnels and 160 ft. Shaft were abandoned and caved in 1912. It was part of the french co. Holdings from early 1880's to post-1912. Property was owned in 1950's by f. Langwith berry and other heirs of the langwith estate. ; info.src : 1 pub lit vein, fault zone
Deposit type: Polymetallic veins
Development: Large producer in the 1870's, but idle after 1885. Part of the french co. Holdings from 1880's to post-1912.
Geology: Ore occurred As a replacement of crushed wallrock where fracture zone splits.
Rock formation(s): Battle Formation;Harmony Formation
Ore(s): Fault Zones, Brecciation, Intersection Of Faults
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6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
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 | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10044074 |
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