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Capital camp, Eldorado Mining District (Colorado Mining District), Eldorado Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 40' 10'' North , 114° 45' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.66971,-114.75109
GeoHash:
G#: 9qq6uv2z1
GRN:
N24W67
Type:
Mining Sub-district
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
359725
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:359725:8
GUID (UUID V4):
e0de7e3f-e2e5-494a-83a3-97a3ac41bb5f


Within the boundaries of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area .

Commodity: Ore Materials: gold Gangue Materials: quartz

Deposit: The mine was developed on a vein deposit. The ore occurred in quartz veins.

Deposit type: Epithermal vein, generic

Development: Thomas F. Murphy was the claim owner in 1937.

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9 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜var. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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References

Vanderburg, W. O., (1937) , Reconnaissance of Mining Districts in Clark Co., US Bureau of Mines Inf. Circ. 6964 , P. 33 - 34
Hansen, Spenst M., (1962) "The geology of the Eldorado Mining District, Clark County, Nevada". Doctoral Dissertations. Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy 963.
Longwell, C. R., Pampeyan, E. H., Bowyer, Ben, Roberts, R. J. (1965) Geology and Mineral Deposits of Clark County, Nevada. Bulletin 62, Nevada Bureau of Mines.p.181
NBMG Property Report, (1982) (MD27, I35)
Long, K.R., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., (1998), Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States; Part A, Database description and analysis; part B, Digital database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-206, 33 p., one 3.5 inch diskette.
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