Silver Mountain Working South (NBMG Sample Site 1957), Silver Mountain mine, Tokop Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Silver Mountain Working South (NBMG Sample Site 1957) | - not defined - |
| Silver Mountain mine | Mine |
| Tokop Mining District | Mining District |
| Esmeralda County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 12' 13'' North , 117° 28' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Deposit: Sulfur occurs As veinlets in marble of wyman formation in a canyon a few hundred feet N W of silver mountain prospect. Contact of quartz monzonite with paleozoic sediments; irregular strike, very low dip angle, contact filled with quartz material. Hydrothermal alteration extensive and extending into a narrow tactite zone.
Development: Area has been staked recently (1984) and cabin on property looks occupied
Rock formation(s): Wyman
Ore(s): Igneous Contact
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2 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046840 |
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