Contact Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USAi
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Contact Mine | Mine |
Goodsprings Mining District | Mining District |
Spring Mountains | Mountain Range |
Clark County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 55' 51'' North , 115° 28' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Goodsprings | 229 (2011) | 11.5km |
Blue Diamond | 290 (2011) | 14.3km |
Sandy Valley | 2,051 (2011) | 19.1km |
Enterprise | 108,481 (2011) | 23.3km |
Summerlin South | 24,085 (2012) | 24.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Southern Nevada Gem and Mineral Society | Las Vegas, Nevada | 41km |
Mindat Locality ID:
61548
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:61548:9
GUID (UUID V4):
9505783c-273f-4ef2-866d-3040fac0f379
Sec 21 22 T23S R58E Pb, Zn, Ag
Structure: Large Scale Overthrusting Thrust Fault, Beds Form South Pitching Anticline
Deposit type: Polymetallic replacement
Geology: Dolomite breccia in zone parallel to bullion dolomite member bedding beneath the contact thrust
Ore(s): Faulting
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
β 'Calamine' |
β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
β 'Cuprodescloizite' |
β Descloizite Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
β Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite Formula: Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
β Heterogenite Formula: Co3+O(OH) |
β Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
β Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Heterogenite | 4.FE.20 | Co3+O(OH) |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
β | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
β | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite | 8.BH.40 | Pb(Zn,Cu)VO4OH |
β | 8.BH.40 | PbZn(VO4)(OH) | |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Calamine' | - | |
β | 'Cuprodescloizite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10008115 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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