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Banner Hill group, Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 34' 27'' North , 114° 49' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Mindat Locality ID:
41619
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41619:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Alteration: Some Silication

Deposit: The banner hill group of 23 claims lie on the western slope of banner hill, north of the never sweat property and is developed by shallow surface workings on the north and west slope of the hill. There is a crosscut adit at head of hatham canyon that runs S. 55 E the banner hill ledge is near the summit in a shear zone that strikes N 20 E, and dips 80 W in lime silicates. A copper carbonate lens 5 ft-15 ft wide is developed by a 800 ft adit and a winze. Work ceased in 1925 with the death of the owners. ; info.src : 1 pub lit shear zone replacement near igneous contact with limestone; bears copper carbonates & sulphides.

Deposit type: Skarn Cu

Development: 23 claims. Work ceased in 1925 with the death of the owners

Ore(s): N-S Shear Zone

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6 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Copper
Formula: Cu
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
SiSilicon
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
CaCalcium
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
FeIron
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu CopperCu
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
PbLead
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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