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Montezuma Mine, Arabia Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
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Bindheimite

Montezuma Mine, Arabia Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
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Bindheimite

Montezuma Mine, Arabia Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
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Bindheimite

Montezuma Mine, Arabia Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 21' 39'' North , 118° 23' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.36111,-118.39167
GeoHash:
G#: 9r5v9gtbd
GRN:
N27W66
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lovelock1,878 (2017)21.4km
Humboldt119 (2011)29.4km
Imlay171 (2011)39.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
16501
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16501:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located in Sec 21, T21N R32E.
Structure: NE Trending, SE Dipping Faults

Deposit: The main ore body is 14 ft thick but thinned to 6 ft at pit level. Bindheimite occurs as earthy to pitchy pods that fill the entire east-trending vein, leaner veins contain amounts of milky quartz with the bindheimite. The ore bearing veins cut across granodiorite and hornfels. Vein is gossany with extensive iron-stained alteration extending into the adjacent meta-siltstone. The vein shape is pod-like with radiating veinlets of quartz into gouge that extend along adjacent fractures; model name could also be: polymetallic veins. In 1865 a smelter was built for treat the ore from the mine, the Montezuma mine is developed on the east-trending vein by a pit 90 ft long, 20 ft wide, and 20 feet deep with incline shaft sunk to 120 ft deep. The main ore body in the pit was 14 ft thick but thinned to 6 ft at the level of the pit; info.src: 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept; 3 field observ.

Deposit type: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Development: In 1865 a smelter was built to treat the ore from the mine. Yielded $770000, biggest in the district

Geology: Bindheimite occurs as earthly to pitchy pods that fill the entire vein, leaner veins contain amounts of milky quarz with the bindheimite. The ore bearing veins cut across granodiorite and hornfels.

Ore(s): Fracture Zones

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11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ 'Bindheimite'
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Plumbojarosite
Formula: Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Pseudomorphs after arsenopyrite and pyrite.
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘJamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ'Bindheimite'4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘPlumbojarosite7.BC.10Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Sbⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
PbLead
Pbⓘ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pbⓘ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6

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References

Walstrom, Robert E. Mineral Collection housed at Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. California
Dana, Edward Salisbury; Dana, James Dwight (1892) A System of Mineralogy (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Knopf, (1918), the Antimonial Silver-lead Veins of the Arabia District, Nevada: USGS Bull. 660
Vanderburg, (1936), Reconnaissance of Mining Districts in Pershing County, Nevada; USBM Ic 6902, P. 12.
Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Lawrence, E.F., (1963), Antimony Deposits of Nevada; NBMG-bull. 61
Decker, D.J, (1972), Geology and Ore Deposits of the Arabia District, Pershing County Nevada. M.S. Thesis U N R
Johnson, Maureen G. (1977) Geology and Mineral Resources of Pershing County, Nevada. Bulletin 89. Nevada Bureau of Mines
Quade, Jack, (1984), Field Examination 9-8-84.
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