Cold Springs Prospect (Oroplata Claims), Eastgate Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USAi
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Cold Springs Prospect (Oroplata Claims) | Prospect |
Eastgate Mining District | Mining District |
Churchill County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 24' 38'' North , 117° 49' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
60947
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60947:9
GUID (UUID V4):
ff932011-0eeb-46af-a175-3a2b7224f729
East of old Pony Express station
Low sulfidation epithermal gold-silver veins in rhyolite. Thick quartz veins with calcite replacement, breccia and banded textures. Silver bearing sulfides and electrum are concentrated in dark gray bands of fine-grained quartz. There appear to be similarities between these veins and those of the nearby Fairview and Wonder districts.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S Description: Fine grained, in breccia and gray sulfide bands. References: |
β Gold Formula: Au Description: Tiny grains in gray quartz-sulfide bands. One grain ID'd with EDS was approximately 55% gold, 45% silver. References: |
β Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) Description: Tiny grains in gray quartz-sulfide bands. One grain ID'd with EDS was approximately 55% gold, 45% silver. References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
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 Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Au | β Gold | Au |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10172803 |
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