Camp Bird Prospect, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Camp Bird Prospect | Prospect |
| Contact Mining District | Mining District |
| Elko County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 43' 2'' North , 114° 43' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jackpot | 1,195 (2011) | 29.9km |
Copper
Structure: Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures
Alteration: Oxidation, Sericitization Of Dike Feldspar
Deposit: This property comprises a group of six or more claims. It was located about 1907. The principal opening is a 40-foot shaft on claim no. 2 in a quartz monzonite porphyry dike which is over 200 ft. In maximum width and is said to extend SW to china mt. And the contact. It seems to fill a compound fissure or sort of shear zone, and locally contains lenses, vertical sheets or bands of the granodiorite. In this shaft the ore is oxidized all the way down. ; info.src : 1 pub lit 200-ft wide porphyry dike filling fissure. Ore is oxidized
Deposit type: Polymetallic veins
Development: 6 or more claims
Geology: The ore occurs to some extent sporadically in the dike rock itself, but more generally in and associated with parallel bands and lenses of quartz traversing the dike, some of which are 3-4 inches wide and alternate with bands of dike rock. The dike consists of 40% orthoclase, 40% plagioclase, 20% quartz.
Ore(s): Intrusive Vein + Dikes, Faults, Fractures
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046027 |
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- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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