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Pavlak Mine, Jarbidge Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
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Pavlak Mill (1915 or earlier)

Pavlak Mine, Jarbidge Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
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Pavlak Mill (1915 or earlier)

Pavlak Mine, Jarbidge Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
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Pavlak Mill (1915 or earlier)

Pavlak Mine, Jarbidge Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 51' 4'' North , 115° 25' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.85129,-115.42647
GeoHash:
G#: 9rmyj6v12
GRN:
N28W63
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
41329
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41329:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Arizona group; Jarbidge-Pavlak gold mine; Ham-And Mine; Curley lease


Alteration: Silicification, Kaolinization, Chloritization Epidotization; Pyritization.

Deposit: Operated in 1910 by the pavlak-jarbidge co., development at that time consisted of the pavlak tunnel, driven n75 deg E for 700 ft., crosscutting the pavlak vein at a depth of 600 ft, where the vein is 2 to 8 ft. Wide. Also, the pavlak shaft, 40 ft. Deep, where the vein is 10-12 feet wide with good ore. ; info.src : 1 pub lit

Geology: Veins

Rock formation(s): Jarbidge Rhyolite
Jarbidge Rhyolite;Quartizite


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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Schrader, F.C., (1912), a Reconnaissance of the Jarbidge, Contact, and Elk/mountain Mining Districts, Elko County, Nevada: U.S.G. Bull. 497
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