Currency Mine, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Currency Mine | Mine |
| Pioche Mining District | Mining District |
| Lincoln County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 55' 24'' North , 114° 26' 59'' West
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
NBMG Sample Site 1420
Deposit: Ore occurs both on hanging wall and footwall of yuba dike As well As along the "middle vein", a set of fractures paralleling the strike of and wholly within the dike
Rock formation(s): Prospect Mountain Quartzite
Ore(s): Yuba Dike; Parallel Fractures; Faults & Shears; Breccia Zones
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Galena Formula: PbS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Jarosite Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)SHAW, S.F., (1909), ENG. & MIN. JOUR., VOL. 88, P. 547.
SMITH, P. & BENTZ, J., (1983), FIELD EXAMINATION, AUG. 23, 1983
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046402 |
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