Mountain View Extension mine, Lone Mountain Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USAi
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Mountain View Extension mine | Mine |
Lone Mountain Mining District | Mining District |
Eureka County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 36' 17'' North , 116° 15' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Eureka | 610 (2011) | 28.0km |
To west of Mountain View mine.
Structure: Lone Mtn Is A Window In The Roberts Mtn Thrust
Deposit: Discovery year: 1940's replacement of favorable host rocks at fault intersection adjoins the mountain vie W mine on the east. Hte ore bodies were discovered during a diamond-drilling program carried on by the u.s. Smelting co. In the 1940's ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Polymetallic replacement
Development: Orebodies were discovered during a diamond drilling program carried on by u.s. Smelting co. In the 1940's.
Rock formation(s): Devil'S Gate Formation
Ore(s): Fractured, Permeable Zones At Fault Intersections
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 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 Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β Zincite Formula: ZnO 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 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Zincite | 4.AB.20 | ZnO |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | β Zincite | ZnO |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Zn | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Zn | β Zincite | ZnO |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10044709 |
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