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Alpine Eagle Mine, Lone Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
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Alpine Eagle MineMine
Lone Mountain Mining DistrictMining District
Esmeralda CountyCounty
NevadaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 1' 41'' North , 117° 32' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tonopah2,478 (2011)27.6km
Silver Peak107 (2011)31.5km
Goldfield268 (2011)44.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
428531
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:428531:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Paul 1; Paul 2 Claims; NBMG Sample Site 2005


Structure: Bedding Plane Faults; Low Angle Faults

Alteration: Silication, Jasperiod Formation

Deposit: Thin ne-trending veins of dark jasperoid. Sulfide-bearing quartz encountered about 30 ft below surface. Deposit is formed by replacement of dolomite near igneous contact. Some ore occurs along mylonitized bedding planes.

Deposit type: Polymetallic replacement

Development: In oct 1979 the property was being explored; some new Cat work and drilling was in progress (on a small scale). A d-c cat, compressor, and wagon drill were on the property at that time

Rock formation(s): Reed


Ore(s): Bedding, Bedding Plane Faults

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Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
MgMagnesium
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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