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Galena from
Union Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Union Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1600263
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1600263:8
GUID (UUID V4):61cf855a-ba80-4721-bcda-7b2dfe4f9242
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘSierra Nevada Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘMexican Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘC and C Mine, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘComstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘConsolidated Virginia Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘAndes Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSavage Mine (Savage and Hall Mine), Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘHale & Norcross Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘPotosi Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralization in the Comstock District, Nevada DONALD M. HUDSON† 1540 Van Petten Street, Reno, Nevada 89503 Abstract...metal deposits of the world-renowned Comstock district of western Nevada constitute one of several superimposed...superimposed Miocene hydrothermal systems. In the district, Mesozoic metasedimentary and igneous rocks are...kaolinite alteration exposed at the periphery of the district may be linked to preore alteration near the paleowater...and in the lower parts of orebodies in the Comstock lode, but it was deposited in the upper parts of
Report (issue)
MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE RENO 1° x 2° QUADRANGLE, NEVADA, with a comprehensive bibliography by Gary R...Figure 1. Location map of mining districts in the Reno 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada..........................Known production from mining districts in the Reno 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada..........................of mineral deposits in mining districts of the Reno 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada..........................prospects, and claims in the Reno 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada.......................................... 19 21
Book
f. MIMING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN i r r i i ; %■... ; 'jxt . 1 — \ MINING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN...LINCOLN 0 ll ; RENO NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING COMPANY 1923 PREFACE Earlier Works. The object of...infor­ mation concerning the mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. No comprehensive work of...peared for a number of years. In the early days of Nevada min­ ing, from 1866 to 1878, the field was covered
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wu OUTLINE OF NEVADA MINING HISTORY— Joseph V: Tingley a RobertC.Horton _ Francis C. Lincoln 3 . ...Publication of this new edition of “Outline of Nevada Mining History” was made — possible with the assistance...eh aa nearly 48 million acres of public land in Nevada. Most of the minerals, _ _ geothermal energy, and...ahij 4 = Wh A a ‘ a a y 4 Pte Es in Nevada comes from publicland. First edition, first printing...Leshendok, U.S. Bureau of Land Management Eric Moody, Nevada Historical Society Ă© Jon Price, National Research
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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
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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
Report (volume)
'r v.·,,.,. . ... Placer Gold Deposits of Nevada By MAUREEN G. JOHNSON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...------------------------ 1 History of placer mining in Nevada_____________________________________... Holy Cross district..-----------------------------------------------2. Jessup district.. ____________...------------------------_-------_ 3. Sand Springs district----------------------------------------------...Eldorado Canyon district..-----------------------------------------5. Gold Butte district--------------
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Relations in the Comstock Lode PETER G. VIKRE ASARCO, Inc., 510 East Plumb Lane, Reno, Nevada 89502 Abstract...Comstockdistrict 15 mi (24 km) southeastof Reno,Nevada,formed 13.7 Ma in Mioceneeruptiverocksof the Alta...at the northend of the lode (CedarHill) to <235ĂžC at the southend of the lode (AmericanFlat), contained<1...additional bonanzas awaitdiscovery alongunexplored Comstock faultsegments withindeclining palcothermalgradientsto...north. 0361-0128/89/982/1574-3053.00 15 74 COMSTOCK LODE,FLUID-MINERALRELATIONS Introduction THE Comstocklodeis
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AGRICULTURE; AND PROFESSOR OF MINERAL– oGY, GEology, AND MINING, IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE OF the COLLEGE OF...Mineralogy of the silver region of the Territory of Nevada, or “Washoe.” 1861. (Addressed to the Governor...of the Mechanics' Fair Exhibition, California. Mining and Scientific Press, Octo ber, 1864; vol. 10,...en Californie. 8vo. pamphlet. Geneva, 1855. MINING MAGAZINE. and 2. 12 vols. 8vo. New York. Second...Second series, vols. 1 New York and New Ilaven. MINING AND SCIENTIFIC PREss. MoERAs, DUFLOT DE. 4to
Report (issue)
__ a-—ℱ UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA BULLETIN Y ol. XLI DECEMBER 1947 No. 9 G EOLOGY A N D M IN IN G...Engineer N evada State Bureau of Mines JNIVERSITY OF NEVADA BULLETIN Vol. XL I DECEMBER 1947 No. 9 GEOLOGY...Washoe Counties By D. O verton M ining Engineer Nevada State Bureau of Mines T heodore PR IC E F IF T...Topography, Geology and Mineral Resources.. Douglas County— Location and Topography.. Geology and Ore Deposits...Highways_____ Production............................... Mining Districts— Buckskin (Smith Valley). Gardnerville
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HILL XBW8 PRINT. Jkmta, rg f'neifan Comstock Mining and Miners by Eliot Lord A reprint of the...are due Grahame Hardy of Carson City and Abraham Kendall of Virginia City for their knowledge in picture...identification and for the use of their collections. COMSTOCK MINING AND MINERS © Copyright 1959 by Howell-North...discovery and development of the Comstock Lode marked the birth" of the silver mining industry in the United States... The growth of Virginia City following the rush to Washoe and the life in this mining community created
Report (volume)
Mineral Resources of the Reno 1 o by 2° Quadrangle, Nevada and California U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...Mineral Resources of the Reno 1 o by 2° Quadrangle, Nevada and California By DAVID A. JOHN, JOHN H. STEWART...mineral resources of the Reno 1o by 2° quadrangle, Nevada and California I by David A. John ... [et al.]...resources-Nevada-Reno Region. 2. Mines and mineral resources-California. 3. Geology-Nevada-Reno Region...epithermal gold-silver deposits 40 Adularia-sericite (Comstock) gold-silver veins 41 Quartz-alunite (acid-sulfate)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of Compartmentalized Fluid Flow, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada BYRON R. BERGER,† U.S. Geological...V. TINGLEY, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557 AND LAWRENCE...Geological Survey, National Center, MS 954, Reston, Virginia 20192 Abstract Bonanza-grade orebodies in epithermal-style...vein district world class. In the world-class silver- and gold-producing Comstock mining district, Nevada...of evidence lead to the conclusion that the Comstock lode is localized in an extensional stepover between
Report (issue)
plates 37-43. Abstract of Report on the Geology and Mining Industry of Leadville, Colorado, by S. F. Emmons...A Summary of the Geology of the Comstock Lode and the Wa.shoe District, by George F. Becker, pp. 291-330...CaïŹon District, with atlas, by Capt. C. E. Dutton. Published. III. Geology of the Comstock Lode and Washoe...Washoe District, with atlas, by George F. Becker. Published. (I) _._...-._-‘—' -— —-— ii ADVERTISEMENT...ADVERTISEMENT. IV. Comstock Mining and Miners, by Eliot Lord. Published. V. Copper-bearing Rocks of Lake
Report (issue)
for Triassic and Jurassic Magmatic Arc, Western Nevada and Eastern California By Vern Beardslee1 and Howard...University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557 BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR TRIASSIC AND JURASSIC MAGMATIC ARC WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN...by Howard McCarthy U.S. Geological Survey, Reno, Nevada Part A This bibliography was prepared to provide...the Triassic and Jurassic Magmatic Arc in western Nevada and eastern California. The general area of consideration...Walker Lake in western Nevada northwest through Lake Tahoe to the northern Sierra Nevada Mountains. The references
Report (issue)
description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 States...relations ---------------------------History of gold mining and trends in production_ J\labama -----------...--------------Cleburne County ----------~-----------------­ Tallapoosa County --------------------------Alaska...------------------Cochise County -----------------------------Gila County --------------------------------Greenlee...ee County ----------------------------R[aricopa County ----------------------------R[ohave County --
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Special Issue Devoted to Gold Deposits in Northern Nevada: Part 1. Regional Studies and Epithermal Deposits...Menlo Park, California 94025 Introduction Northern Nevada is one of the Earth’s premier gold- and silver-producing...gold mining district, producing nearly 125 t (4 Moz) of gold annually. Since large-scale mining began...began in 1965 with the opening of the Carlin mine, the Carlin trend has produced more than 1555 t (50 Moz)...2001, gold production from the entire state of Nevada was nearly 253 t (8.13 Moz), which accounted for
Report (issue)
BONANZA ORES OF THE COMSTOCK LODE, VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA. By EDSON S. BASTIN. INTRODUCTION. ' \ 1 i...the long and diversified history of mining on the Comstock lode the engineering problems of handling...handling the treacherous floods of hot mine waters and the problems involved in the struggles for financial control...all others in influencing the progress of deep mining. Yet more fundamental than these or other problems...gold and silver, then little encouragement to deep mining is offered. With the steady progress in the metallurgical
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[Northeastern University] at 11:57 17 November 2014 Husky Mine, Elsa, Yukon Territory, Canada T he ruby silvers...have been available in recent years from the Husky mine, Yukon Territory, Canada. Consequently, in keeping...this year’s Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, a Husky mine polybasite has been nominated as this issue’s Connoisseur’s...Colorado occurrences include mines of Clear Creek County, particularly in the Georgetown area, where it...in Clear Creek County crystals and masses to 1 cm are reported from the Johnny Bull mine, Silver Plume
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, Everything, Neutral in Nothing. o C -t 3 MINING KEVIEW. PACIFIC COAST Ill (DALLY AND WEEKLY)...greatest is Its repc Its its resume of stock and mining operations Its dai in most complete. the latest...INDIA Bank The Oriental has Agencies at Virginia City and Correspondents in all of New Zealand...Zealand and AUSTRALIA, ^owns National Union National Bank Boatman's Savings Bank NEW ZEALAND. The Bank...BOSTON, CHICAGO, Bank of the the principal Mining Bank Corporation Gold Districts Hill, and
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secondary phosphate minerals. Although some pegmatite mining for feldspar still continues (Jacobson 1994). the...except for the Homestake mine, which has operated for more than 120 years, most mining in the area peaked in...and fewer chances to obtain any. However, some mining, mineral exploration, and mineral collecting continues...FiridofGt~rnSphultirite ut IIIP Bulinut Zinc Mine, St. Luwrence County, tditor of NPW b r k ” unrl iipptwwl...and additions. Mlneral Index by Counties Brule County Elm Creek, IS mi. S. of Chamberlain, near junction
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Geology of the Steamboat Springs Area Washoe County, Nevada G E 0 L 0 G I CAL SURVEY P R 0 FE S S I 0 N...Geology of the Steamboat Springs Area Washoe County, Nevada By G. A. THOMPSON and D. E. WHITE GEOLOGY AND...AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AREA, NEVADA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 458-A Volcanic...Rose quadrangle and additional data from the Virginia City and nearby quadrangles UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...________ _ Little Valley __________________________ _ Virginia Range ______ "' _____________________ _ Steamboat
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................... (A) The Candelaria silver district, Nev., by Adolph Knopf (published Jan. 20, 1922)...Clark County, Nev., by L.F. Noble (published Feb. 23,1922) (C) Bonanza ores of the Comstock lode, Virginia...Virginia City, Nev., by E. S. Bastin (publishedMar. 29,1922)..............................................1922)............... (H) Peridotite dikes in Scott County, Ark., by H. D. Miser and C. S. Ross (published.......... (I) Diamond-bearing peridotite in Pike County, Ark., by H. D. Miser and C. S. Ross (published
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ath IO wns : POEL eieeet be eas, NN 419-3 Nevada; a 03 G ps 127)oO to the Silver state The...DUE TTT JA S = * aint Demgo = en ae NEVADA A Guide to the Silver State mv DA A GUIDE...the Work Projects Administration in the State of Nevada aa AMERICAN GUIDE SERIES LPR US BATENS = BY...PACIFIC Sponsored by Dr. Jeanne Elizabeth Wier, Nevada State Historical Society, Inc. FORDS & MORT :... COPYRIGHT, 1940, BY NEVADA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1940 THE NEVADA STATE HISTORICAL
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S. mineral resources. The authors analyze the Mining Law of 1872, still in effect today yet founded...government to lease public lands for exploration and mining at shockingly low prices, costing the national...United George A. United — Public II. Title. 1. Mining leases States. 2. industries States. lands... Regulation 1 — Early Lead Domain The 1872 Mining Law and the 20 End of 43 Laissez Faire Chapter...Advocate, project. Several interns spent months mining valuable lodes of informa- Cohen’s particular
 
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