White Star Mine, Sylvania Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
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White Star Mine | Mine |
Sylvania Mining District | Mining District |
Esmeralda County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 25' 3'' North , 117° 42' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Silver Peak | 107 (2011) | 37.9km |
Dyer | 259 (2011) | 42.4km |
Goldfield | 268 (2011) | 52.3km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
White Star No. 1 Claim
Commodity: Talc-rich ore is lt greenish grey, very fine-grained with traces of chlorite and calcite. Chlorite-rich ore is composed of greenish-gray fine grained chlorite with trace to moderate talc; small amounts of quartz, calcite and dolomite.
Deposit: Talcose bodies occur mainly in 3 areas in the north, central, and south parts of an area 850 ft by 300 ft. Workings expose chlorite veins in northern area. Orebodies in south and central areas are mainly talc while those in north and central stripped areas are mainly chlorite
Development: Krause developed and mined the ore bodies in the early and mid-1940's. The mine has been mainly inactive since then, the claim being held by henry nichols in recent years
Rock formation(s): Reed Dolomite
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β 'Chlorite Group' Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)PAPKE, K.G., (1975), NBMG BULL, P. 46-47
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10104107 |
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