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Chalcopyrite from
Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Bornite1 photo of Chalcopyrite associated with Bornite at this locality.
Quartz1 photo of Chalcopyrite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:136747
Long-form Identifier:1:3:136747:8
GUID (UUID V4):9215d7dc-78f9-4f33-b184-0f25cb1e8041
Localities for Chalcopyrite in this Region
Summer Camp pit, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Turquoise Ridge Underground Mine (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek pit), Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.5km (0.3 miles) Moly-Tonopah Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) Tonopah Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) Getchell Underground/Turquoise Ridge, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) Turquoise Ridge Underground Mine (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek pit), Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) Mountain Queen, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) Summer Camp pit, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) NBMG Sample Site 2611, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) Riley Extension Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) Richmond Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) Riley Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
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Report (issue)
Mineral Deposits of the Osgood Mountains Quadrangle Humboldt County, Nevada GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...Mineral Deposits of the Osgood Mountains Quadrangle Humboldt County, Nevada I By PRESTON E. HOTZ and...mineral deposits of the Osgood Mountains quadrangle, Humboldt County, Nevada, by Preston E. Hotz and...of the Osgood Mountains quadrangle, Humboldt County, Nevada. 1963. (Card 2) 1. Geology-Nevada-Humboldt...resources-Nevada-Humboldt Co. I. Willden, Charles Ronald, 1929joint author. II. Title: Osgood Mountains quadrangle
Report (issue)
Management's Winnemucca District and Surprise Resource Area, northwest Nevada and northeast California...Ludington3 Open-File Report 96-712 1996 1 Reno, Nevada 89557 2 Denver, Colorado 80228 3 Menlo Park, California...Canada 7 U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca, Nevada 89445 This report is preliminary and has not been............................................. 18 Humboldt River porphyry tracL............................Study Areas and other areas in the Winnemucca District and Surprise Resource Area for which resource
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Getchell Carlin-Type Gold Deposit, North-Central Nevada JEAN S. CLINE† University of Nevada, Las...454010, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4010 Abstract Pregold mineralization at the Getchell Carlin-type gold...stock. The veins contain minor pyrite and trace chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite, galena, and sphalerite. The pyrite...fluorite and galkhaite at Getchell and adularia at the nearby Twin Creeks mine, respectively, most closely...closely approximate the timing of gold deposition at Getchell. Introduction perturb K-bearing phases in the
Report (issue)
of the Arizona Geological society, society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc., and the U. s...We also want to thank collectively, all of the mining companies and staff who graciously allowed us to...ALONG THE 1-80 CORRIDOR, RENO TO BATTLE MOUNTAIN, NEVADA R. Cuffney, R. Atkinson and R. Buffa Revised 1990...north-south ranges of central and northeastern Nevada (Fig. I). These belts, or their extensions, contain...vast majority of precious metal deposits found in Nevada to date. Our trip begins in the Walker Lane mineral
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
31 December 2014 NEVADA MINERAL STEVEN PULLMAN 1755 Circle Drive NW Reno, Nevada 89509 RICHARD THOMSSEN...THOMSSEN P.O. Box 1656 Carson City, Nevada 89702 Map showing Nevada counties, by William W.Besse. N evada...minerals new to the state being identified every year. Nevada is one of the few western states without a published...Clark County. Walt Lombard0 specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Churchill County Chalk Mountain District Chalk...Chalk Mountain mine: calcite, cerussite, chlorargyrite, descloizite, galena, hemimorphite, leadhillite,
Report (issue)
MANAGEMENT'S WINNEMUCCA DISTRICT AND SURPRISE RESOURCE AREA, NORTHWEST NEVADA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...Field Office, Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557-0047 2U.S. Geological Survey, Unit...Winnemucca District and Surprise Resource Area, an area covering 13.5 million acres in northwest Nevada and...impact of mine dewatering on drainage basin groundwater resources (for example, the Humboldt River drainage...part of their Resource Management Plan for the District/Resource Area or for other planning units such
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tungstenand Gold Mineralizationnear the Getchell Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada* MILES L. SILBERMAN,BYRONR. BERGER...rocks in the OsgoodMountains of eastern Humboldt County, Nevada. Within the metamorphicaureole surroundingthe...rocks is the Getchell fault, along which the disseminatedgold ore bodiesof the Getchell mine are localized... Introduction THE Getchellgold depositin Humboldt County is one of a group of disseminatedgold deposits•of...distributionof heavymineralsand gold within the stock. Nevada. Other ore depositsof this type include Geologic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
has been an important industry in the economy of Nevada, the Silver State, since territorial times (1861)...area and created the state (1864). There are 526 mining districts in the state, 60 of which produce nonmetallic...ores (Tingley 1998). Three major mining booms have occurred in Nevada: 1860-1880 (Comstock and other silver...precious-metal mining with the development of low-grade, large-tonnage mines. I n 1997 Nevada ranked first...percent, respectively, of total U.S. production. Nevada also produced 148 million pounds of copper, 4 percent
Report (issue)
SURVEY CIRCULAR 1062 .r • San jose tin~silver mine at Oruro, Bolivia, where high-grade ores are hosted...on Mineral and Energy Resources, held in Reno, Nevada, February 11-14, 1991 U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR...-Soviet research on mineral deposits in the Noril'sk district is underway. Seventh Annual V.E. McKelvey Forum...mineral resources. Once again, we have selected Reno, Nevada, as the site for the Forum, as the city represents...represents an important center for the United States mining industry. Such an environment should enhance the
Journal (issue)
Type Localities: NEVADA: steep northeast wall of glory hole, B & B mine, Esmeralda County CALIFORNIA: burnt...Oceanic mine, San Luis Obispo County TEXAS: Chisos furnace, Terlingua district, Brewster County The Texan...Museum. The mineral is named for Curt N. Schuette, a mining geologist who specialized in mercury deposits....H ) 7 Status: valid Type Locality: Belmont, Nye County Further analysis of the type material showed it...German-American mining engineer. References: RIOTTE, E. N. (1867) Stetefeldit, eine neues mineral von Nevada. Berg-
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralizafion in skamisrelated tothe99,Ma Osgood Mountains stock. Secondary K feldspar andserieite in...withdeposits on The tectonic evolution of northern Nevada is characterized by multipleorogenies andthrusting...-72 km northeast NumerousCretaceous of Winnemucca,Nevada,where Paleozoicrocksare intruded zoicstrata.Theseincludethe...ComusandValmyForma- andWilden,1964).Intrusion oftheOsgood Mountains granotions,the Pennsylvanian to PermianEtchartFormation...(•CREEK MINE Winnemucca ( ELL MINE ALLUVIUM BASALT GRANODIORITE ETCHART FARREL CANYON NEVADA GETCHELL
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
section on Periods of Plutonism in North-Central Nevada MILES L. SILBERMAN AND EDWIN H. MCKEE Abstract...ve yielded significant production in only one district, Battle Mountain (Copper Canyonand CopperBasin)...CopperBasin), where calc-hornfelscontaining pyrite, chalcopyrite,pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite,sphalerite, and galena...last 40 years.at Getcheil,Gold M•.TAn deposits in Nevada were subdividedby Acres, Carlin, and Cortez do...structuralenvironment,geochronol- GOLD-BEARING DEPOSITS IN NEVADA AND IDAHO ogy,and geochemistry of the ore deposits
Corporate Document
:1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I THE GETCHELL PROJECT FMG, INC. I I I I I I I I I 1• I I I...of financing, developing and operating a gold mining conducting exploration transferred to project...which outstanding prior to a on the Getchell property and Getchell property was Mississippi in exchange...Inc. is a Nevada Corporation based in Reno and is the operating corporation for Getchell Hine. First...gas and Mississippi marketing the development mining Corporation's of specialty production, commercial
Report (issue)
the Vicinity of the Pinson and Getchell mines, Humboldt County, Nevada By William D. Reran and Anne...the east flank of the Osgood mountains in the vicinity of the Pinson and Getchell disseminated gold deposits...deposits in Humboldt County, Nevada (figure 1). These geophysical investigations were done as part of... 42' 118? :*McDermitt" H U M B O L DT *\ GETCHELL DEPOSIT PINSON **" , DEPOSIT t» Jr PREBLE *+...showing the location of Humboldt County and the approximate locations of the Getchell, Pinson and Preble dissemenated
Journal (issue)
Mandarino Famous mineral localities: the Ichinokawa mine, Japan ............. 229 ': Rotors w^c; ; 'v Tampa...Bancroft Mineralogy of the Bandora mine, South Mineral Creek, San Juan County, Colorado ..................... Calcium arsenate minerals new to the Getchell mine, Nevada ..........................................world’s best, were discovered in the Ichinokawa mine more than a hundred years ago. Though collected...mineral collectors. E LOCATION The Ichinokawa mine is located approximately 7 kilometers east of Saijo
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
com/locate/jgeoexp The occurrence of gold at the Getchell mine, Nevada R.J. Bowell a,Ł , M. Baumann b , M. Gingrich...Wales, UK b Getchell Gold Corporation, Getchell Mine, P.O. Box 220, Golconda, NV 89414, USA c Institute...Abstract The Getchell mine, owned by the Getchell Gold Cooperation, is located in northwestern Nevada along...along the east flank of the Osgood Mountains approximately 70 km northeast of Winnemucca. The deposit comprises...least three major modes of occurrence for gold at Getchell that include: sub-micron- to micron-sized grains
Report (volume)
east-west, northwest, and northeast within the district. Hawkins (1982) postulated that the east-west­...scale east-west-trending faults in the Enfield Bell mine are are the Marlboro Canyon, Bell, and Ridge faults...exposed the lower plate as windows in the Roberts Mountains thrust (fig. 58). In most areas, the contact between...Jerritt Canyon district is thought to be a high-angle fault. Exposure of the Rob­ erts Mountains thrust is...cover in the district. REGIONAL STRATIGRAPHY Most of the rocks in the Jerritt Canyon district are Paleozoic
Report (issue)
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GOLD METALLOGENY OF NORTHERN NEVADA Richard M. Tosdal editor Open-File Report 98-338-6...Contributions to the gold metallogeny of northern Nevada Preface R.M. Tbsdfl/.............................Regional crustal structure beneath the Carlin Trend, Nevada, based on deep electrical geophysical measurements...and its relation to gold belts in north-central Nevada: Overview and progress report V.J.S. Grawc/i.....autochthonous rocks that host gold along the Carlin trend, Nevada Augustus K. Armstrong, Ted G. Theodore, Robert
Journal (issue)
spent a good bit of time with Walter Lombardo (Nevada Mineral and Book Co.). He has really nice books...Minerals) had stibnites from a new Nevada locality, the Murray Mine, not the old Manhattan, but he had...clear calcites from a small pocket in the Meikle Mine, the new locality for the superb yellow barites...specimens of azurite and malachite from the Flambau Mine in Wisconsin, now completely gone, of the chalcocite...the Geological Survey of Nevada is preparing a very comprehensive book on Nevada minerals, which has a preliminary
Report (volume)
Railroad Valley-Grant Range region, eastcentral Nevada, from interpretation of potential-field anomalies...geology and mineral deposits of the Berenguela district, northwestern Bolivia By Alan R. Wallace, Richard...inclusions in vein quartz from Battle Mountain, Nevada By Edwin H. McKee, James E. Conrad, Brent D. Turrin...White River National Forest and the Dillon Ranger District of the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado By Margo...conductive material along the Getchell trend, Osgood Mountains, Nevada: Implications for gold exploration
Report (issue)
H GSOLOGI OF IKS KORTHERK PART OF 1KB OSGOOD HOUNTAISS, HUHBOLDT COUKTT, KSVADA. ^ : Samuel ITarren... ILLUSTRATIONS Plato Page In. pockat 1, Osgood Mountains Quadrangle, Nevada..... 2. Goolo£ic and topographic...of the northern part of tho Osgood Mountains , KuJiiboldt County, Nevada........ In pockst 3* Detailed...Detailed nap and sections of the Richmond mine arsa..,.......*......... In pocket it. Geologic map and sections...6. Geologic map and sections of the Valley View mine and Pacific prospect...,.*.. In pockst 7* Geologic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Zarshuran deposit is well known for arsenic mining in Iran, orpiment and realgar having been worked...2) The Zarshuran deposit is the oldest arsenic mine in Iran and was certainly also mined for gold in...river have been interpreted as product of alluvial mining (Mohajer et al. 1989; Samimi 1992). Old workings...the area seem to be the remains of ancient gold mining (Samimi 1992). Published reports regarding the...which had been newly recognised in the Getchell mine, Nevada (Weissberg 1965). Mohajer et al. (1989)
Journal (issue)
Newsletter $6.00 Fibrous Malachite from the Mindingi Mine Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo Tony Nikischer...fibrous malachite from the Mindingi Mine in the Kambove District of Katanga began to appear in the specimen...ten {I 0) years ago (see figure J ). Although the mine was first worked superficially in the 1930s for...DRC as well (see figure 2). Today, the Mindingi Mine continues to produce wonderful malachite specimens...specimenand image. Nickel Laterite From the Tiebaghi Mine, New Caledonia Bob Werner werner@lcturbonet.com
 
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