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Hard-to-Find mine, Copper Valley Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 59' 19'' North , 118° 49' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.98869,-118.82322
GeoHash:
G#: 9r5e2pex4
GRN:
N27W66
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lovelock1,878 (2017)36.5km
Wadsworth834 (2011)55.8km
Fernley19,418 (2017)55.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
60964
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60964:6
GUID (UUID V4):
35c6bb0d-7304-4a6a-b1c2-0a57df532570


Located 0.5 miles SE of Copper Queen,

Deposit: Shear zone cuts garnet skarn. East (footwall) side of zone is white crystalline marble; the west (hanging wall) side of the zone is tactite. Pods of massive white quartz occur along the shear zone; quartz contains clots of red-brown and cinnamon brown gossan. Some quartz on the dump contains disseminated pyrite. There are pieces of granodiorite on the dump - there may be a contact cut by underground workings; model name could also be: Cu skarn.

Deposit type: W skarn.
Ore(s): Contact Between marble & granodiorite.

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5 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Unclassified
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Copper Stain'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Oβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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References

Willden, Ronald, and Speed, R.C., (1974), Geology and Mineral Deposits of Churchill County, Nevada: NBMG Bull 83.
Tingley, J. V., (1985), NBMG Field Examination, 4-16-85.
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