Disaster Peak, Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Disaster Peak | Claim |
| Disaster Mining District | Mining District |
| Montana Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Humboldt County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 54' 59'' North , 118° 10' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Structure: Within The Mcdermitt Caldera Fault, Ring Fractures
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Commodity: Hectorite has an extremely small crystal size and the crystals are al flake-shaped; both these properties are economically important. Hectorite is white to ligh pink, yellow, or green.
Deposit: The deposit was probably precipitated from hydrothermal wates which issued along an adjacent fault. The deposit occurs on the north side of the fault and is thickest adjacent to the fault. It is also on or near the intersection of 2 ring fracture zones. Towards the margins of the deposit, the hectorite is mixed with white calcium carbonate and dolomite, which further suggests a thermal spring origin. The base of the deposit is in sharp contact with a reddish, iron-rich and sandy regolith developed on the underlying volcanic rocks. Carbonates and volcaniclastic sediments overlay the deposit. Laterally, the hectorite interfingers with carbonates and hectorite-rich volcaniclastic sediments. A bed of high purity hectorite (about 1 in thick) occurs about 5 ft above the main deposit.
Development: Econ.com: ore is hauled to belle fouche, south dakota for processing.
Geology: Concretionary masses of amethyst-colored quartz occur sporadically within the main body of hectorite. The masses are irregular in sape and appear to have formed simultaneously with the deposition of the hectorite. They are several inches to one foot in diameter and easily removed during processing.
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4 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Hectorite Formula: Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Hectorite | 9.EC.45 | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10098122 |
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