Big Indian Mine, Mount Grant Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Big Indian Mine | Mine |
| Mount Grant Mining District | Mining District |
| Mineral County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 29' 16'' North , 118° 47' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne | 3,269 (2017) | 15.7km |
| Walker Lake | 275 (2017) | 18.2km |
| Bridgeport | 575 (2011) | 45.7km |
| Schurz | 658 (2011) | 51.4km |
| Mono City | 172 (2011) | 58.1km |
Structure: E-W Fault Fissures
Deposit: Small ore bodies occur in E-W fault fissures filled with limonite, talc, quartz. There are four distinct, nearly parallel vein: the spanish, old injun and altogether veins dip to the south. The north star vein dips to the north and is of a different character than the other three veins in that it is a sulfide vein carrying some galena with Ag values. The spanish vein crops out on crest of big indian mountain. Old injun vein crops on the south side of the mountain near the crest.the altogether vein crops on the north side of some prominent granite cliffs about half way down the south side of the mountain. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept
Development: In early days, old injun mine property comprised of 20 claims, one claim calls north star was patented. Later, big indian mine comprised of 14 unpatented claims. Idle in 1936
Rock formation(s): Granitic Rocks
Granitic Rocks
Ore(s): E-W Fault Fissures
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10045448 |
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