Rogers tunnel, Ruby Hill, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USAi
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Rogers tunnel | Tunnel |
Ruby Hill | Hill |
Eureka Mining District | Mining District |
Eureka County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 29' 51'' North , 115° 59' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Eureka | 610 (2011) | 3.2km |
Structure: Fault Zones; Intrusive Contact
Alteration: Sediments Cak-Silicated
Deposit: The prospect is situated on the south side of ruby hill, it was one of the few workings exploring skarns. Massive sulfide-garnet skarn replacing dolomite outward from a quartz-diorite stock
Geology: The ore occurs As a massive sulfide-garnet skarn, which replaced the dolomite outward from the quartz diorite stock. The stock was dated As 62 + 12 million years (nolan, 1962).
Rock formation(s): Hamburg Dolomite
Ore(s): Proximity To Intrusive Contact
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β Galena Formula: PbS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 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 Zoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β Zoisite var. Thulite Formula: {Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) 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 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Zoisite | 9.BG.10 | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | var. Thulite | 9.BG.10 | {Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Zoisite var. Thulite | {Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
H | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Zoisite var. Thulite | {Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
O | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Zoisite var. Thulite | {Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Al | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Zoisite var. Thulite | {Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Si | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Zoisite var. Thulite | {Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Ca | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Zoisite var. Thulite | {Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10044759 |
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