Polaris Mine, Aura Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
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Polaris Mine | Mine |
Aura Mining District | Mining District |
Elko County | County |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 41' 40'' North , 116° 8' 6'' West
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Place | Population | Distance |
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Owyhee | 953 (2011) | 28.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
40867
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:40867:6
GUID (UUID V4):
6cf15b1e-0953-48ee-8f43-589ac90e579c
Deposit: Fissure vein; discontinous located 1/4 m. S.e. Of humboldt mine. A 200' incline was sunk with two drifts. Supplied ore to columbia mill in the 1870's. ; info.src : 1 pub lit discovery year: 1870's
Development: Supplied ore to the columbia mill in 1870's
Geology: Ore occures As discontinous vein in crosscutting fissure.
Rock formation(s): Aura Foramation
Ore(s): Fissures And Shear Zones
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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10045133 |
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