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Dottie Lee Mine (Dottie Lee prospect; Dottie Lee property; Dottie Lee Mines; Bonita Canyon prospect; Bonita Uranium Mine; Glory Be claim; War Cloud property), Jackson Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USAi
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Dottie Lee Mine (Dottie Lee prospect; Dottie Lee property; Dottie Lee Mines; Bonita Canyon prospect; Bonita Uranium Mine; Glory Be claim; War Cloud property)Mine
Jackson Mining DistrictMining District
Nye CountyCounty
NevadaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 3' 34'' North , 117° 32' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.05972,-117.54444
GeoHash:
G#: 9quqjnwer
GRN:
N27W65
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gabbs269 (2011)38.9km
Kingston113 (2011)44.2km
Austin192 (2011)63.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
40153
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:40153:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Fault Striking N 75 W, Dipping 85 S.

Alteration: Argillization

Development: Unpatented claim (1979). Shallow diamond-drill hole drilled in early 1980's

Geology: The tuff is crystal poor, lithic, and iron stained. Silicified hydrothermal breccias along fault. Fluorite comprises up to 3% of the rock near the fault.

Ore(s): Anomalous Radioactivity Is Associated With Purple Fluorite. Along The Hanging Wall Of A Fault.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2

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FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS

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References

Bonham, H.F., (1970), Geologic Map and Sections of a Part of the Shoshone Mountains: Nev. Bur. of Mines and Geol., Map 38
Garside, L.J., (1973), Radioactive Mineral Occurrences in Nevada: Nev. Bur. of Mines and Geol., Bull. 81, P. 85
Garside, L.J., Field Examination 09 Aug (1981).
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