Jungle mine (Chromalloy mine), Snake Mountains Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Jungle mine (Chromalloy mine) | Mine |
| Snake Mountains Mining District | Mining District |
| Elko County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 32' 29'' North , 114° 59' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Deposit: General location: about 48 km NE of wells general size of ore body: medium mill: off-site (18 km east),on standby, crushing, screening, jigging, produces unground barite concentrates shipped to wells nevada. Overburden ranges from 0-to-70 m in thickness, and ore zone thickness varies from 3-to-13.7 m. Size of orebody is unknown. Original width was about 245 m prior to past mining. Present known remaining width is estimated 170 m. Orebody is open-ended on north and south. The known length is at least 180 m and possibly extends at least another 90 to 300 m. Orebody is essentially flat-lying.
Geology: Conglomerate is referred to As "chert-pebble conglomerate" unspecified sedimentary is argillite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10295114 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Copper–Bull Run–Elko–Indian Wells BasinBasin
- Ely BasinBasin
- Grouse Creek DomainDomain
- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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Jungle mine, Snake Mountains Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA