Santa Clara Mine, Star Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
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Santa Clara Mine | Mine |
Star Mining District | Mining District |
Pershing County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 34' 19'' North , 118° 7' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Imlay | 171 (2011) | 10.0km |
Humboldt | 119 (2011) | 10.8km |
Lovelock | 1,878 (2017) | 52.4km |
Winnemucca | 7,887 (2017) | 55.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
58765
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:58765:4
GUID (UUID V4):
6e0ba9a0-3621-4816-8a5f-5c0f4cce7fe2
Sec 11 T31N R34E
Structure: American Basin Fault
Deposit: A fissure vein 6 to 12 inches wide formed by filling and replacement along a narrow sheeted zone in mayolite. The vein and sheeted zone roughly parallel the major fault zone that traverses santa clara canyon below the prospect.
Deposit type: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Geology: A fissure vein 6 to 12 inches wide formed by filling and replacement along a narrow sheeted zone in rhyolite. The vein and sheeted zone roughly parallels the major fault zone which traverses santa clara canyon below the prospect.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
β 'Freibergite Subgroup' Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Gold Formula: Au |
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 | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
β | 'Freibergite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
S | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Cu | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Sb | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10042514 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Auld Lang Syne BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Havallah BasinBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- West Nevada Permian-Triassic BasinBasin
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