Daney Mine, Lyon County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Daney Mine | Mine |
| Lyon County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 13' 41'' North , 119° 37' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dayton | 8,964 (2011) | 3.1km |
| Virginia City | 855 (2011) | 9.2km |
| Carson City | 54,521 (2017) | 14.1km |
| Indian Hills | 5,627 (2011) | 20.8km |
| Johnson Lane | 6,490 (2011) | 21.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Great Basin Gem & Mineral Club | Carson City, Nevada | 15km |
| High Desert Rockers | Carson City, Nevada | 15km |
| Comstock Gold Prospectors | Reno, Nevada | 37km |
| Reno Gem and Mineral Society | Reno, Nevada | 37km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Daney lode; Daney ledge
A silver and gold mine located about 1.2 miles south of Silver City as the buzzard flies, or about 1.5 miles if you take Rt 342, between Mound House on the West, and Dayton to the East. Just SE of Spring Valley and NW of Daney Road. Started operations in 1860 or 1861.
("near New Empire."???)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S Reference: Blake, William Phipps (1864) Notes on the geology and mines of Nevada Territory (Washoe Silver region, U.S.). The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, Proceedings of the Geological Society, April 13, 1864, pp 317-327. |
| β Gold Formula: Au Reference: Blake, William Phipps (1864) Notes on the geology and mines of Nevada Territory (Washoe Silver region, U.S.). The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, Proceedings of the Geological Society, April 13, 1864, pp 317-327. |
| β Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) Reference: Blake, William Phipps (1864) Notes on the geology and mines of Nevada Territory (Washoe Silver region, U.S.). The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, Proceedings of the Geological Society, April 13, 1864, pp 317-327. |
| β Jarosite ? Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 Reference: Alfredo Petrov specimen - tentative ID based on XRF detection of abundant K, S, Pb in "limonite". |
| β 'Limonite' Reference: Alfredo Petrov specimen |
| β Proustite Formula: Ag3AsS3 Reference: Dana 6:134-135. |
| β Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 Reference: Dana 6:134-135. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Blake, William Phipps (1864) Notes on the geology and mines of Nevada Territory (Washoe Silver region, U.S.). The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, Proceedings of the Geological Society, April 13, 1864, pp 317-327. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Blake, William Phipps (1864) Notes on the geology and mines of Nevada Territory (Washoe Silver region, U.S.). The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, Proceedings of the Geological Society, April 13, 1864, pp 317-327. |
| β Silver Formula: Ag Reference: Blake, William Phipps (1864) Notes on the geology and mines of Nevada Territory (Washoe Silver region, U.S.). The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, Proceedings of the Geological Society, April 13, 1864, pp 317-327. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| β | Proustite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3AsS3 |
| β | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Jarosite ? | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
| S | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
| Ag | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | β Silver | Ag |
| Ag | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Dana, E.S. (1892) System of Mineralogy, 6th. Edition, New York: 134-135.
Blake, William Phipps (1864) Notes on the geology and mines of Nevada Territory (Washoe Silver region, U.S.). The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, Proceedings of the Geological Society, April 13, 1864, pp 317-327.
Silliman, Benjamin Jr (1864) Report on the Daney Mine in Nevada belonging to the Daney Gold and Silver Mining Company. San Francisco: Towne and Bacon, Book and Job Printers.
Nev. Bureau of Mines Bulletin 75, (1969), P. 25; Plate 2.
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10222285 |
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External Links
http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,389436,389486#msg-389486 (See link to 19th century newspaper reference, courtesy of Fred E. Davis.)
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Daney Mine, Lyon County, Nevada, USA