Mountain City placers, Mountain City Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mountain City placers | Group of Placers |
| Mountain City Mining District | Mining District |
| Elko County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 51' 25'' North , 115° 59' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Placers
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Owyhee | 953 (2011) | 13.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
41460
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41460:4
GUID (UUID V4):
c829ccf3-c85e-4e8d-af66-7d2c5b9651c3
Deposit: Placer in stream gravels workings along the owyhee river downstream from mountain city. For a few miles. South side of owyhee river, near sugarloaf peak, and in grasshopper gulch, (which is said to have been placered extensively in early days (1870's) for 1/2 mile along the gulch. The placers were worked As early As 1870 when chinese placer miners were reported to recover $2-$3 per day per man from gravels on the north side of the river. ; info.src : 2 unpub rept
Deposit type: Placer Au-PGE
Development: The placers were worked As early As 1870, when chinese placer miners recovered $2-$3 per person.
Geology: Source is small, pyritic gold-silver veins in granodiorite pluton monazite occurs in stream gravels. Radioactivity possibly due to thorium.
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10045506 |
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