Amalgamated Mine, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USAi
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Amalgamated Mine | Mine |
Manhattan Mining District | Mining District |
Toquima Range | Mountain Range |
Nye County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 32' 1'' North , 117° 3' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Tonopah | 2,478 (2011) | 53.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
432049
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:432049:7
GUID (UUID V4):
31fbce2b-4630-4f83-a726-6dd5f10137ed
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Union No. 2 Mine; Earle Mine; Union Amalgamated Mine
Structure: Major Faults Strike Ne And Show Evidence Of Post-Mineral Movement. Zanzibar Thrust Fault Forms Northern Limit Of Mineralization.
Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Geology: Limestone is altered in places to coarse white calcite.
Rock formation(s): White Caps Limestone
Ore(s): Mineralization Follows Northerly-Trending Faults Of Small Displacement Near Which The Limestone Is Irregularly Replaced For Short Distances Along Bedding
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
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 | |
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H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10103954 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
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- Mojave DomainDomain
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