Beacon mine, Argenta nonmetallic Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USAi
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Beacon mine | Mine |
Argenta nonmetallic Mining District | Mining District |
Lander County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 33' 16'' North , 116° 43' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Crescent Valley | 392 (2011) | 19.8km |
Battle Mountain | 3,635 (2011) | 20.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
62210
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:62210:6
GUID (UUID V4):
adf11558-c953-4ad6-a97e-79a40cdeb287
Structure: Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn. Thrust
Alteration: Host Rocks Generally Unaltered
Deposit: Barite occurs interbedded with limestone and chert As of 1977 past production and existing reserves totaled over 100,000 tons of barite (mitchell a.w.) ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Development: As of 1977, total production and existing reserces were over 100,000 tons of barite
Geology: Beds of barite occur interbedded with limestone and chert in the slaven formation.
Rock formation(s): Slaven Formation;Slaven Formation
Ore(s): Stratigraphic Chert Beds
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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
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10044822 |
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