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American Beauty Mine (Kanau Mine; Sloepoke Mine), Lee Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
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American Beauty Mine (Kanau Mine; Sloepoke Mine)Mine
Lee Mining DistrictMining District
Elko CountyCounty
NevadaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 31' 34'' North , 115° 26' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.52624,-115.44418
GeoHash:
G#: 9rjyt1847
GRN:
N28W63
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lamoille105 (2011)22.6km
Spring Creek12,361 (2011)25.3km
Elko20,279 (2017)43.4km
Osino709 (2011)48.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
41363
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41363:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Deposit: Veins the district was discovered in 1869; lead, copper, silver ores were shipped during 1871, and again in 1917-1919. The mine is located in upper long canon, on the east wall of the steep canon. The property is developed by a shaft and adit into cambrian limestones. The ore minerals occur in quarte-calcite veins up to 5' wide which strike NW, dip SW. Present (1979) activity consists of road maintenance, upkeep.

Development: 1979 activity consisted of road maintenance and upkeep. Ore was shipped in 1871 and again in 1917 to 1919

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10 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Celsian
Formula: Ba(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘVesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘCelsian9.FA.30Ba(Al2Si2O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ CelsianBa(Al2Si2O8)
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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