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Starlight Mine, Jarbidge Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 52' 0'' North , 115° 24' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.86684,-115.41035
GeoHash:
G#: 9rmyjv8sp
GRN:
N28W63
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
41336
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41336:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Part of Elkoro Mines Co. Property
Structure: Crater Range

Alteration: Silicification

Deposit: Vein, fault zone small bodies of lignitic shale & dark slaty sandstone occur locally interbedded in old rhyolites. Part of west vein system. Small amount of sulphide ore present. Starlight property includes the starlights sunset, and mahogany claims. Adjoins the legitimate property on these and the flaxie on the NE. Discovered in 1915 by william holland and charles and william martin. Vein does not crop out. May be the northwest continuation of flaxie vein tilted to the south by a fault. Legitimate vein may be the eastward continuation of the starlight vein. ; info.src : 1 pub lit

Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Geology: Leverrierite found in fault gouge. Ore occurs in or associated with starlight vein. Vein extends horizontally 1400 feet and vertically 700 feet.

Rock formation(s): Jarbidge Rhyolite
Jarbidge Rhyolite


Ore(s): Two Faults-Normal

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHalloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Wad'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu

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