Tonopah Tunnel, Red Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tonopah Tunnel | Adit |
| Red Mountain Mining District | Mining District |
| Esmeralda County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 44' 53'' North , 117° 48' 32'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Peak | 107 (2011) | 15.3km |
| Dyer | 259 (2011) | 24.3km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
NBMG Sample Site 1976
Structure: Silver Peak Caldera
Alteration: Silicification
Deposit: The vein system can be traced diagonally through sections 30 and 19 and are n W but parallel to the mohawk vein. This particular set of veins were mapped by stewart (1974) As being inside the silver peak caldera. Tonopah tunnel's vein strikes n35e and dips near vertical. It may be a northern extension of the same vein that the silver queen shaft was sunk on. At the surface, the vein is reddish-brown, gossan-like, highly silicified and brecciated with prismatic crystals of barite up to 0.5 inch long within the matrix. Brecciation extends 5-6 ft into porphyritic latite and along both sides of the vein.
Development: The 2 adits were driven by the tonopah mining co in 1935 in one of a series of ne-trending veins.
Ore(s): Brecciated Zone
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10047187 |
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