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Bricker Mine, Contact Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 41' 4'' North , 114° 38' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.68463,-114.64561
GeoHash:
G#: 9rqmphmwe
GRN:
N28W62
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Jackpot1,195 (2011)33.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
427780
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:427780:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Zetta Blanchard Group


Structure: Granodiorite Stock & Assoc. Faults/Fractures

Deposit: (mineralogic data inferred from close proximity to blanchard mine. See blanchard mine). Within old zeth blanchard claim group. Dark biotite-granite gneiss on dump bands of biotite & pale blue-green & pink feldspare, some qtz-feldspare veining. No sign of cu mineral, limestone or contact minerals(?). ; info.src : 1 pub lit

Ore(s): Faults, Fractures, Granodiorite Contact

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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Link to USGS MRDS:10045987

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North AmericaContinent
North America Plate

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