Unnamed prospect (MRDS10046369), Vigo Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed prospect (MRDS10046369) | Deposit |
| Vigo Mining District | Mining District |
| Lincoln County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 17' 44'' North , 114° 4' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Veyo | 483 (2011) | 34.6km |
| Dammeron Valley | 803 (2011) | 36.3km |
| Ivins | 7,876 (2017) | 38.2km |
| Santa Clara | 6,841 (2017) | 41.9km |
| Central | 613 (2011) | 42.5km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
NBMG Sample Site 791
Structure: Bedding Plane Faults
Alteration: Bleaching, Argillization Of Volcanics
Deposit: Workings explore an exposed rib of heavily Fe-stained jasper/jasperoid filling fissures between bedding planes in carbonate. Other stringers and veinlets of jasper/jasperoid were observed parallelling bedding west of the main rib. Appears to be jasper infilling bedding plane faults rather than a rib of jasperoid. Carbonates carry pods of crystalline calcite, and parallelling the beds are saclhroidal calcite veinlets carrying oxidized grains of Fe-stained silica. The main rib of jasper is massive to brecciated, heavily Fe-ox stained. The brecciated jasper is cemented by chalcedonic silica, white to dark blue, and carries a very fine-grained grey metallic mineral. Cutting the jasper are yellowish-brown siliceous veinlets. Pale green surface coatings (malachite?) occur on exposed surfaces. Very minor mnoz spots surfaces. North of the sample site, rhyolitic volcanics outcrop, strongly bleached, argillically altered.
Development: Alleged to be site of Mn prospects, but none were found in 1983.
Rock formation(s): Moenkopi
Ore(s): Bedding Planes
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3 valid minerals.
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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 Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)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 Quartz var. Jasper 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Jasper | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)SMITH, P., (1983), FIELD EXAMINATION, 8/21/1983
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046369 |
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