Horn Silver Mine, Wahmonie, Wahmonie Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Horn Silver Mine | Mine |
| Wahmonie | - not defined - |
| Wahmonie Mining District | Mining District |
| Nye County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 49' 5'' North , 116° 10' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Springs | 991 (2013) | 52.2km |
Structure: Intense Fracturing, Late Quartz Veining, Cross-Cutting Brecciation Wahmonie Flat And Wahmonie-Salyer Volcanic Center
Alteration: Alteration Of Volcanics, Iron Staining; Argillic & Silicic Alteration
Deposit: Breccia fragments on dump; quartz matrix; some rocks with disseminated pyrite, quartz veining, some vugs and sulfide casts filled with fluffy brown limonite, manganese mentioned by ball, 1907, p. 147 - little else is known about the mine ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 3 field observ
Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Development: Last activity was about 1928. No activity at time of field examination in 1982. Shaft collar plugged; used for disposal site-radioactive waste; access not possible. Prospected in 1853
Geology: Alteration can be traced over 4 miles to the SW and several miles to the NE of the wingfield shaft forming an elliptical halo
Rock formation(s): Wahmonie;Salyer
Ore(s): Shear Zone, Brecciation Along E Side Of A Horst
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hessite Formula: Ag2Te |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046608 |
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