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Bluff Mine, Nevada Fairview Mine (Synder Mine; Gold Coin Mine), Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USAi
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Bluff MineMine
Nevada Fairview Mine (Synder Mine; Gold Coin Mine)Mine
Fairview Mining DistrictMining District
Churchill CountyCounty
NevadaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 10' 28'' North , 118° 11' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.17463,-118.19902
GRN:
N27W66
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gabbs269 (2011)41.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
307646
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:307646:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
NBMG Sample Site 3810


Deposit: Adit is on west side of a huge silicified and partly brecciated andesite or dacite near its contact with an intrusive that outcrops, fiuing the canyon on both sides standing 20-30 ft high and 20-30 ft thick. It can be traced on the surface for about 100 yards along strike length.

Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Development: Ms #3914, patented claims

Ore(s): Contact Of Intrusive With Volcanics

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2

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SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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GeoNames ID:5500428
Link to USGS MRDS:10047611

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North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

NBMG Bull 83, (1974), P. 71-74.
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