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Tri-Metallic Mining Company Property, Cuprite Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 30' 42'' North , 117° 13' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.51189,-117.22147
GeoHash:
G#: 9qstkscft
GRN:
N26W66
Type:
Claim
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Goldfield268 (2011)21.9km
Silver Peak107 (2011)45.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
429302
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:429302:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Minor Faults

Alteration: Secondary Enrichment, Brecciation

Deposit: Irregular pockets, lenses, bunches, seams; one lens measured 9 ft x 4 ft x 4 ft. 1900 lb ore was removed from one such mass

Rock formation(s): Mule Spring Limestone, Emigrant


Ore(s): Fractures, Shears, Joints

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4 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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Link to USGS MRDS:10046814

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References

BALL, S.H., (1906), USGS BULL 285 P. 59-60
Ball, S.H., (1907), USGS Bull 308, P. 69-71.
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