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Black Butte Mine, Holy Cross Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 5' 21'' North , 118° 42' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.08935,-118.71208
GRN:
N27W66
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Schurz658 (2011)17.6km
Fallon Station705 (2011)36.3km
Yerington3,064 (2017)40.6km
Fallon8,458 (2017)43.1km
Walker Lake275 (2017)49.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
416476
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:416476:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘChlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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GeoNames ID:5500179
Link to USGS MRDS:10103922

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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References

Schrader, F. (1947) Mining districts in the Carson Sink region, Nevada. Open-File Report Vol. 1947 (47-17) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr4717
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