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Nevada Hills mine, Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 14' 34'' North , 118° 10' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.24278,-118.16845
GeoHash:
G#: 9qgzppbmg
GRN:
N27W66
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gabbs269 (2011)46.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
60951
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60951:2
GUID (UUID V4):
145e0f1a-9cb7-41c6-ab62-ef595a4e02aa


Main mine in district. Primary vein is Nevada Hills vein. Also Eagle, Dromedary, Wingfield and Eagles Nest veins.

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15 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
β“˜ Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
β“˜ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
β“˜ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜Stephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sβ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Agβ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agβ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
Agβ“˜ StephaniteAg5SbS4
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2

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References

U.S. Bur. Mines IC 7093, (1940), P. 24-27.
Nev. Bureau of Mines and Geol. Bulletin 83, (1974), P. 73.
Thompson. R.J., and Boleneus, D.E., (1991), Mineral Resource
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