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Benjaminite from
Outlaw Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Benjaminite
Formula:Ag3Bi7S12
Comments:The mineral was first studied by Shannon (1924), who concluded on the basis of chemical data only that it was a new species and proposed the name benjaminite. Nuffield (1953) re-examined the type specimen and determined that Shannon’s “benjaminite” was actually aikinite. Nuffield, however, noted a minute amount of another phase in the type specimen that deviated from Shannon’s description and analytical data. He described it as a new species retaining Shannon’s name for the mineral. Owing to erroneous data, benjaminite was briefly discredited (1973-1974). The type specimen from TL1 and specimens from two Canadian localities were investigated by Nuffield (1975) and Harris & Chen (1975), and data derived from all three localities were used in a joint proposal to IMA CNMMN for the revalidation of the species.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
UM1988-05-S:AgBiCuHgPb3 photos of Benjaminite associated with UM1988-05-S:AgBiCuHgPb at this locality.
Cupropavonite3 photos of Benjaminite associated with Cupropavonite at this locality.
Quartz3 photos of Benjaminite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Pyrite2 photos of Benjaminite associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Benjaminite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Outlaw Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1836
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1836:4
GUID (UUID V4):c29f7449-0cfc-4c7b-9eff-1f75c7ed488e
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
‘Continued on p. 247 Articles The Outlaw mine, Nye County, Nevada .....................................J. P. Cassedanne & L. Barreto The Messina mining district, South A frica ..............................Valley Road Watsonville, California 95076 The Outlaw mine has long been known as an occurrence o f rare...sulfosalts including benjaminite, fo r which it is the type locality. The mine has been idle fo r more...More than 30 minerals have been identified from the mine and studies continue on the sulfosalt mineralogy
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
has been an important industry in the economy of Nevada, the Silver State, since territorial times (1861)...area and created the state (1864). There are 526 mining districts in the state, 60 of which produce nonmetallic...ores (Tingley 1998). Three major mining booms have occurred in Nevada: 1860-1880 (Comstock and other silver...precious-metal mining with the development of low-grade, large-tonnage mines. I n 1997 Nevada ranked first...percent, respectively, of total U.S. production. Nevada also produced 148 million pounds of copper, 4 percent
Report (issue)
Benjaminite (Ag, Cu)3(Bi, Pb)7 S12 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic... (2) 64.8 0.0 18.0 99.2 97.6 (1) Round Mountain, Nevada, USA; by electron microprobe, average of four...52 )Σ=3.26 (Bi7.31 Pb0.42 )Σ=7.73 S12.00 . (2) AW mine, Australia; by electron microprobe, corresponding...soda-granite and an intrusive rhyolite (Outlaw mine, Nevada); with arsenides (Camsell River, Canada);...(Cobalt, Canada); in a molybdenite pipe deposit (AW mine, Australia). Association: Aikinite, chalcopyrite
Report (issue)
bent, up to 2 mm; as oriented intergrowths with benjaminite. Physical Properties: Cleavage: Rare, parallel...Aikinite, bismuthinite, cosalite, pavonite, benjaminite, bismuth, chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite, pyrrhotite...Greenland [TL]. In Canada, at the deposit of the Terra Mining and Exploration Co., Camsell River, Northwest Territories...In the USA, from the Silver Bell mine, Red Mountain district, Ouray Co., and at the Old Lout mine, Poughkeepsie...near Ouray, San Juan Co., Colorado; from South Mountain, Owyhee Co., Idaho; at Darwin, Inyo Co., and Randsburg
Report (issue)
Pattern: Synthetic AgBi3 S5 (easily confused with benjaminite). 2.858 (100), 3.59 (90), 3.38 (80), 3.46 (40)...(2) 70.04 17.91 Total 99.1 100.00 (1) Porvenir mine, Bolivia; by electron microprobe, corresponding...Province, Argentina. In the USA, in Colorado, in the Silver Bell mine, Red Mountain, Ouray Co.; at the Old...occurrences. In Nevada, at Manhattan, and from the Outlaw mine, Round Mountain district, Nye Co., and Pioche...Apache Hills mine, southeast of Hachita, Grant Co., New Mexico. In Canada, in the Keeley mine, South Lorrain
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
31 December 2014 NEVADA MINERAL STEVEN PULLMAN 1755 Circle Drive NW Reno, Nevada 89509 RICHARD THOMSSEN...THOMSSEN P.O. Box 1656 Carson City, Nevada 89702 Map showing Nevada counties, by William W.Besse. N evada...represented by numerous geothermal areas. The range of minerals found in mines, quarries, and prospect...minerals new to the state being identified every year. Nevada is one of the few western states without a published...Clark County. Walt Lombard0 specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Churchill County Chalk Mountain District Chalk
Report (issue)
aikinite, cuprobismutite, cupropavonite (Colorado, USA); galena, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, quartz (Nordmark...matildite, benjaminite, quartz, barite (Tary Ekan deposit, Kazakhstan). Distribution: In the USA, in Colorado...Colorado, from the Missouri mine, Park Co. [TL], the Mike mine, Silverton district, San Juan Co., and Cinnamon...Montezuma district, Clear Creek Co.; at the Outlaw mine, Round Mountain, Manhattan, Nye Co., Nevada. From... Värmland, Sweden. From the Catarama mine, Baia Borşa district, Baia Mare (Nagybánya), Romania. In the
Catalog/List
FAXYOUR ORDER OR INQUIRY TO: INTER-USA: 408-926-6015 NON-USA: ( • )-l-408-926-6015 CALL TOPLACE ORDERS:...these". The occurrence of Acanthite from the Cobalt District is also mentioned in "HB" I, P. l. Crystalline...small white scalenohedrdl ;<]s. uf Calcite (sizes range from micro to± 5 rrm) fonn the matrix. Crystalline...1/2" thick. $28.50 A 4042AGUILARITE - San Carlos Mine, Municipio de Guandjuato, State of Guanaju...P. Aguilar, the superintendent of the San Carlos Mine, the locality from which the mineral was originally
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Toronlo,Toronto,Canad'a. AnsrRacr Alaskaite (benjaminite) from Cerro Bonete, Sur-Lipez province, Bolivia...(1881) for a suppogedly new speciesfrom the Alaska mine in Colorado. The specieswas founded on a number...material Thompson identified benjaminite. Since the composition of benjaminite is given in Dana (1944) a...During a recent study of type benjaminite (Nuffield, 1953) from Nye County, Nevada the present writer examined...NUFFIELD Bonete which had been reported as benjaminite by Thompson. The r-ray powder patterns obtained
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist
Journal (issue)
Type Localities: NEVADA: steep northeast wall of glory hole, B & B mine, Esmeralda County CALIFORNIA: burnt...Oceanic mine, San Luis Obispo County TEXAS: Chisos furnace, Terlingua district, Brewster County The Texan...Museum. The mineral is named for Curt N. Schuette, a mining geologist who specialized in mercury deposits....0 H ) 7 Status: valid Type Locality: Belmont, Nye County Further analysis of the type material showed...German-American mining engineer. References: RIOTTE, E. N. (1867) Stetefeldit, eine neues mineral von Nevada. Berg-
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cerro del Pasco Mining Corporation, in Peru, has been called to the professorship of mining engineering at...diamond gravels of the Potaro River in the Kangaruma District, British Guiana, associated with gold. Drscussrox:...DIVISION: nrS , ni , n,S: r , Z , Z. Benjaminite Denr V. Snexnor.r: Benjaminite, a new sulphosaltrnineralof the...fluorite in qtrattzat the Outlaw Mine, twelve milesnorth of Manhattan, Nevada. DrscussroN: The sampleswere
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
chalcopyrite. Electron microprobe analyses reveal a range of compositions in individual crystal masses from...Electron microprobe analysis of sphalerite indicates a range of 0.45-2.9 mole% FeS. Sphalerite is not considered...Primary aqueous fluid inclusions homogenise in the range 228-377~ but may need to be corrected for pressure...primary mineralization occurred over the temperature range 270-400~ The aikinite-bismuthinite series The individual...ordered structure units). The complete compositional range has only been achieved in synthetic studies (e.g
Book
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Report (issue)
W. T. Schaller, Afwillite NMNH 95237 Dutoitspan Mine, Kimber¬ ley, South Africa Dutoitspan Ammonioborite...Geological Survey, 1950) Trinity Anemousite County, California. Contributions to Mineral¬ (discredited...Vonsen, 1920) NMNH 106112 from the Hillside Mine, Yavapai County, Ari¬ L. G. Berry, 1947. Composition and...Aluminocopiapite Utah NMNH K. J. Murata, Trinity County, California M. C. Bandy, 1938. Utah. J. M. Axelrod...Aluminocopiapite NMNH 93834 Island Mountain, Mountain, from Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona (L. J. Cabri, 1976)
Journal (issue)
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R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County George Robinson National Museums of Canada Arthur...mineral localities: the mineralogy of Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, G eorgia...............................chalcopyrite, from the Sweetwater mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri. Collection of Maudine and...localities: the mineralogy of Graves Mountain Lincoln County, Georgia Robert B. Cook, Jr. Department...Geology Auburn University, Alabama 36849 raves Mountain, Georgia, is the world's premier location for
Book (edition)
(Brazil). Malcolm Back (Canada), Henry L. Barwood (USA). Dmitriy Belakovskiy (Russia). Fabio Bellatreccia...(Italy), T.S. Ercit (Canada). Alexander Falster (USA). Jeffrey de Fourestier (Canada). Robert Gault (Canada)...Henderson. Jr. (USA). D.D. Hogarth (Canada). J.L. Jam bor (Canada), Anthony R. Kampf (USA). Pave! M. Kartashov...Karnp-Moller (Denmark). Akira Kato (Japan). Lance E. Keams (USA). Elisabeth Kirchner (Austria), Uwe Kolitsch (Austria)...Republic). Per Nystcn (Sweden), David O'Hanlcy (USA). Filippo Olmi (deccased) (ltaly). Werner H. Paar
Book
volume is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...VILLAGE SPRINGS, Blount Co. Hematite WOODS COPPER MINE, Cloaburne Co. Sphalerite ARIZONA COVEI.I.ITE...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE
Report (issue)
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Report (issue)
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Report (volume)
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