Meyer Group Mine, Virgin Valley Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Meyer Group Mine | Claim |
| Virgin Valley Mining District | Mining District |
| Humboldt County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 48' 51'' North , 119° 3' 40'' West
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Becky; Mucket; White Hills; Moon Walk; Black Hope
Alteration: Montmorillonite Clay
Commodity: Owners' income from the becky and mullet claims 1969-1971 was approx. $3500; $1500 from the lease and $2000 from opals produced by the lessee. The $2000 represents only 5 % of the total opal value. The owners themselves mined an additional $2000 worth of opal from the black hope, white hills, and moonwalk claims. Total opal value produced from the meyer group is estimated to be about $42,000.
Deposit: Discovery year: 1954, 1969 the group consists of 5 claims - the becky, mucket, and white hills claims were located in 1954, and the moonwalk in 1969, and the former owners of the black hope quit claimed to meyer in 1971. Meyer leased the becky and mucket claims to opals inc. From about 1969 to 1971. Development consists of 13 dozer cuts and one pit. ; info.src : 2 unpub rept ash bed
Geology: Opal-bearing tuff horizon is 10 ft. Thick in places. Deposit mineable over 200 ft. X 6000 ft. Area.
Ore(s): Sedimentary Bedding
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2 valid minerals.
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| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
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| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
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