Original Gilbert mine, Gilbert District, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 38° 6' 47'' North , 117° 42' 50'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 38.11326,-117.71399 |
GeoHash: | G#: 9qu2c673c |
Locality type: | Mine |
KΓΆppen climate type: | BWk : Cold desert climate |
Structure: The country rock strikes N40W and dips 50-60SW.
Rock formation(s): Palmetto Formation
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
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 Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β 'Chert' Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β Gold Formula: Au Reference: NBMG Bull 78 Geology and Mineral Deposits of Esmeralda County, Nevada; U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β 'commodity:Gold' Formula: Au Reference: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: NBMG Bull 78 Geology and Mineral Deposits of Esmeralda County, Nevada; U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β 'Rhyolite' Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β 'Slate' Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
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 | 'Chalcopyrite' | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | 'Quartz' | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Chert' | - | |
β | 'Rhyolite' | - | |
β | 'Slate' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
β | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | |||
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
β | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Chert' | - | |
β | 'Rhyolite' | - | |
β | 'Slate' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Neogene 2.588 - 23.03 Ma ID: 3186305 | Cenozoic volcanic rocks Age: Neogene (2.588 - 23.03 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Columbia River Basalt Comments: Columbia Plateau Lithology: Flood basalt(s); mafic volcanic rocks; basalt Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Early Miocene - Oligocene 15.97 - 33.9 Ma ID: 2774240 | Intermediate rhyolitic flows and shallow intrusive rocks Age: Cenozoic (15.97 - 33.9 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Sandstorm Formation Description: Includes rocks mapped as the rhyolite of Big Sand Springs Valley on the Nye North map, the Sandstorm Formation in Esmeralda County, rhyolite flow domes in the Sheep Creek Range in Lander County, and other units. It corresponds to unit Tr2 on the 1978 State map. It is present in Nye, Lincoln, Churchill, Esmeralda, Eureka, Mineral, Elko, Humboldt, and Lander Counties. Comments: Original map source: Crafford, A.E.J., 2007, Geologic Map of Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 249, 1 CD-ROM, 46 p., 1 plate; Scale 1:250,000. Lithology: Major:{rhyolite,hypabyssal rhyolite} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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