JMP Claims, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| JMP Claims | Claim |
| Esmeralda County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 45' 9'' North , 117° 10' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Goldfield | 268 (2011) | 7.0km |
| Tonopah | 2,478 (2011) | 35.2km |
| Silver Peak | 107 (2011) | 40.1km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Quartzite; Black Butte Mines; Diamond-Black Butte Cons. Mines
Structure: Gouge Zone Terminates Ore Zones; A Few Faults Of Small Displacement Cut The Ore.
Alteration: Pyritization, Silicification, Alunitization
Deposit: Flat veins contain erratic bunches of ore on the south side of the butte. On the north side was an irregular lenticular mass discovery year: 1904-1905
Deposit type: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Development: The mines were consolidated in 1905. Prior to that, a considerable body of ore had been stoped by lessees.
Rock formation(s): Milltown Andesite
Ore(s): Brecciation, Horizontal Sheeting
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Famatinite Formula: Cu3SbS4 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Gold Formula: Au Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O 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. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Famatinite | 2.KA.10 | Cu3SbS4 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Famatinite | Cu3SbS4 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Famatinite | Cu3SbS4 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Famatinite | Cu3SbS4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)RANSOME, F.L., (1909), USGS P. P. 66, P. 246-247.
MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, JUNE 8, (1907), P. 721
WEED, W.H. ED., (1922), THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P. 1184.
GARSIDE, L.J., (1982), FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 9 JUL 82.
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046695 |
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