Great Gulch Mine, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Great Gulch Mine | Mine |
| Esmeralda County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 46' 58'' North , 117° 40' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Peak | 107 (2011) | 5.2km |
| Dyer | 259 (2011) | 36.1km |
| Goldfield | 268 (2011) | 40.1km |
| Tonopah | 2,478 (2011) | 50.7km |
Structure: Thrust Faults
Deposit: Ore is streaks of arsenopyrite associated with alaskite and quartz bodies usually parallel to the bedding of the limestone, especially in the hanging wall of quartz lenses; or As seams between laminae of the sedimentary rock
Development: Ore was treated in chiatovich's mill at silver peak and the tailings were chlorinated. Atortuous, 240-ft. Tunnel was run in 1903 by tonopah interests, but did not intersect ore.
Geology: Arsenopyrite replaces both limestone and alaskite in places. Arsenopyrite was deposited in fractures in the quartz, which fractured better under stress than did the enclosing limestone schist. Ore deposition by rising solutions is indicated.
Ore(s): Bedding Planes, Fractures
Deposit: Ore is streaks of arsenopyrite associated with alaskite and quartz bodies usually parallel to the bedding of the limestone, especially in the hanging wall of quartz lenses; or As seams between laminae of the sedimentary rock
Development: Ore was treated in chiatovich's mill at silver peak and the tailings were chlorinated. Atortuous, 240-ft. Tunnel was run in 1903 by tonopah interests, but did not intersect ore.
Geology: Arsenopyrite replaces both limestone and alaskite in places. Arsenopyrite was deposited in fractures in the quartz, which fractured better under stress than did the enclosing limestone schist. Ore deposition by rising solutions is indicated.
Ore(s): Bedding Planes, Fractures
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2 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046780 |
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- Mojave DomainDomain
- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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- Mojave DesertDesert
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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