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Gold Center Mine, Green Hill, Olinghouse Mining District (White Horse Mining District), Pah Rah Range (Pah Rah Mts), Washoe County, Nevada, USAi
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Gold Center MineMine
Green HillHill
Olinghouse Mining District (White Horse Mining District)Mining District
Pah Rah Range (Pah Rah Mts)Mountain Range
Washoe CountyCounty
NevadaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 39' North , 119° 25' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wadsworth834 (2011)11.4km
Fernley19,418 (2017)14.9km
Nixon374 (2011)20.8km
Spanish Springs15,064 (2011)24.9km
Silver Springs5,296 (2011)30.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Comstock Gold ProspectorsReno, Nevada37km
Reno Gem and Mineral SocietyReno, Nevada37km
Mindat Locality ID:
11394
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11394:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A gold mine located on or near the Olinghouse fault near Olinghouse.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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