Paymaster prospect, Black Knob Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Paymaster prospect | Prospect |
| Black Knob Mining District | Mining District |
| Pershing County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 12' 55'' North , 118° 14' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
58090
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:58090:7
GUID (UUID V4):
4d9c9046-80c9-4eb5-a016-92abcc64ca3c
Sec 13,14 T27N R33E
Structure: Shear Zone
Deposit: Property was developed in 1929-1932 but never reached the productive stage. Main workings consist of a 50-ft. Inclined shaft and several small trenches along a single zone. Rocks in the vicinity of the workings consist of beds of limestone breccia, and conglomerate. Limestone overlain by a gently inclined basalt flow. ; info.src : 1 pub lit cinnabar occurs As disseminated crystals in limestone close to the shear plane
Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg
Development: Property was developed in 1929-32 but was never productive
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4 valid minerals.
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| β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| β Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| β | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040480 |
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