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Pyramid Lake Copper Prospect (Blizzard Camp), Washoe County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 6' 50'' North , 119° 30' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.11406,-119.50018
GeoHash:
G#: 9r5h0ww97
GRN:
N27W66
Locality type:
Prospect
KΓΆppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sutcliffe253 (2011)20.1km
Nixon374 (2011)33.6km
Empire217 (2011)53.0km
Spanish Springs15,064 (2011)54.6km
Wadsworth834 (2011)56.4km


Deposit: Discovery year: 1980's sulfides occur in veins and shear zones in diorite porphyry which has been metamorphosed by intrusion of a mid-cretaceous quartz monzonite. Molybdenite associated with chalcopyrite was found in one vein; hessite (a silver telluride mineral) was identified in one sample of chalcocite . In two areas, sulfides are diasseminated and are associated with biotite, k-feldspar and magnetite in foliated diorite porphyry .

Development: Discovered by following stream-sediment anomaly of USBM geologists

Ore(s): Shear Zones

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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ 'Scapolite'
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Scapolite'-
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te

References

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Tingley, J.V., (1987), Unpublished Data on the Kumiva Peak 1:100000 Scale Map Area.
Satkoski, J.J. and Berg, A.W., (1982), Field Inventory of Mineral Resources, Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation, USBM, 1982 : Report Bia No. 38-ii.

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