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Comstock District, Storey Co., Nevada, USA

First major mineral discovery in Nevada (1859). 192,000,000 ounces of silver and 8,000,000 ounces of gold. Major production from a number of bonanzas on the Comstock Lode. Bonanzas: Chollar-Potosi, Savage, Gould & Curry, Big, Ophir.



References:
Econ Geol (1989) 84:1574-1613





Map Reference: 39°18'35"N , 119°38'55"W

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Mineral List:
Acanthite
Actinolite
'Adularia'
Aguilarite
Albite
'Allemontite'
Allophane
Alunite
Alunogen
Anatase
Anglesite
Arsenic
Arsenolite
Arsenopyrite
Aurorite
Bornite
Bournonite ?
Calcite
'Chabazite'
Chalcanthite
'Chalcedony'
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chlorargyrite
var: Bromian Chlorargyrite
'Chlorite Group'
'Clinoptilolite'
Copiapite
Copper
Cordierite
Cosalite
Covellite
Cristobalite
Diaspore
Dickite
Digenite
Dyscrasite
Epidote
Epsomite
Galena
Gold
var: Electrum
Goslarite
Gypsum
Halloysite
Halotrichite
Hematite
'Heulandite'
Hexahydrite
'Hornblende'
Illite
Ilmenite
Jalpaite
Kaolinite
Kolymite
Leucoxene
Magnetite
Malachite
Melanterite
Miargyrite
Molybdenite
Montmorillonite
Moschellandsbergite
Natroalunite
Opal
Pearceite
Pentahydrite
Pickeringite
Polybasite
Proustite
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
Pyrolusite
Pyromorphite
Pyrophyllite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Amethyst
var: Jasper
Rhodochrosite
Rutile
Scolecite
Silver
Sphalerite
Stephanite
Sternbergite
Stibarsen
Stibnite
'Stilbite'
Stromeyerite
Tennantite
Tetrahedrite
Thomsonite-Ca
Turquoise ?
Uytenbogaardtite (TL)
Vivianite
'Wad'
Wairakite
Wulfenite ?


236 entries listed. 83 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

Localities in this Region:
USA
 
  • Nevada
    • Storey Co.
      • Comstock District
        • South End Group

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