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Saint Paul Mine (Banner-St. Paul Mine; Banner group), Gold Circle Mining District (Midas Mining District), Elko County, Nevada, USAi
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Saint Paul Mine (Banner-St. Paul Mine; Banner group)Mine
Gold Circle Mining District (Midas Mining District)Mining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 14' 23'' North , 116° 47' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.23990,-116.78428
GeoHash:
G#: 9rkfwe2rc
GRN:
N28W64
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
41422
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41422:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Alteration: Near The Vein The Rhyolite Is Sericitized

Deposit: Development consists of a 132 ft shaft along w/two drifts. The ore vein is the same as that on the banner property to the northwest fissure vein with ore oxidized to a depth of 70 feet, and with argentite & ruby silver below this

Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Geology: The vein is a fissure filling w/ the ore oxidized to a depth of 70ft. Below this it consists of banded quartz w/ argentite and ruby silver

Ore(s): Fissure Zone

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘPyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3

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