Middlesex Mine, Goodsprings, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Middlesex Mine | Mine |
| Goodsprings | - not defined - |
| Goodsprings Mining District | Mining District |
| Spring Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Clark County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 51' North , 115° 29' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Goodsprings | 229 (2011) | 4.8km |
| Sandy Valley | 2,051 (2011) | 13.9km |
| Blue Diamond | 290 (2011) | 23.0km |
| Enterprise | 108,481 (2011) | 29.2km |
| Summerlin South | 24,085 (2012) | 32.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Nevada Gem and Mineral Society | Las Vegas, Nevada | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
16297
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16297:8
GUID (UUID V4):
2e48a1c1-8268-4380-9a3a-13be2c20d9d2
A former Cu-Pb-Ag-Zn mine located in secs. 20 & 21, T24S, R58E, MDM, 4.8 km (3.0 miles) WNW of Goodsprings and E of Shenandoah Peak (½ mile SE of the Yellow Pine Mine), on private land within a Bureau of Land Management administered area. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.
Mineralization is a deposit hosted in dolomite. The ore body strikes NS (N-S ?) and dips 35W. Controls for ore emplacement included a bedding surface fracture. Galena in coarse cubic crystals embedded in white, coarse dolomite. A granite porphyry sill is 40 feet stratigraphically below the fracture. Associated rocks include Paleocene/Pennsylvanian granite. Local rocks include limestone and sparse dolomite, siltstone, and sandstone.
Regional geologic structures include large scale overthrusts.
Workings include underground openings comprised of 2 tunnels. The upper tunnel is 100 feet long and the lower is 400 feet long. Also, 3 other tunnels were driven within 600 feet from the mine, which explore the same ore zone.
Production data are found in: Hewett (1931).
No recorded production, but estimated at 200 tons of Pb/Zn ore.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10037227 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Bird Spring BasinBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060190109
