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Blanche mine, New Rambler Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USAi
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Blanche mineMine
New Rambler Mining DistrictMining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 13' 5'' North , 106° 17' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.21806,-106.28556
GeoHash:
G#: 9xk6mrt0w
GRN:
N28W58
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Centennial270 (2011)15.0km
Elk Mountain196 (2017)53.2km
Walden584 (2017)54.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
7494
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7494:3
GUID (UUID V4):
43fabbc8-bc15-4fdf-8b3c-26991de1a0d0


Structure: Mullen Creek-Nash Fork Shear Zone

Tectonics: Rocky Mountains

Deposit: Veins in gouge zones; unpublished model name: NE W rambler cu-au-pge. Record w032393 has been merged and deleted. Mas 0560010110 has also been merged and deleted.

Geology: Geology is similar to that of NE W rambler mine to east

Ore(s): Gouge And Shear Zones

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9 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
β“˜1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Sperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ SperrylitePtAs2
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
PtPlatinum
Ptβ“˜ SperrylitePtAs2
AuGold
Auβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

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References

Rocks & Minerals 76:391
Osterwald, F.W., Osterwald, D.B., Long, J.S. Jr., Wilson, W. H. (1966) Mineral Resources Of Wyoming. Bulletin 50. Wyoming Geological Survey
Mccallum, M.E., and Orback, C.J., (1968), the New Rambler Copper-gold-platinum District, Albany and Carbon Counties, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Preliminary Report 8, P. 10.
Coalson, Edward B., (1971), Geology of the New Rambler Mine area, Albany County, Wyoming: Laramie, University of Wyoming MS thesis, 51 p.
Hausel, W. Dan (1989) The Geology Of Wyoming’s Precious Metal Lode And Placer Deposits. Bulletin 68. Wyoming Geological Survey pp.126-128
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