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NBMG Sample Site 2446, Jungo Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
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NBMG Sample Site 2446Occurrence
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 10' 21'' North , 117° 29' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.17267,-117.49846
GeoHash:
G#: 9rk6nr20p
GRN:
N28W64
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Golconda214 (2011)24.4km
Winnemucca7,887 (2017)29.8km
Paradise Valley109 (2011)35.8km
Orovada155 (2011)50.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
429981
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:429981:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dutch Flat Mine Area, Chink Claims


Deposit type: Placer Au-PGE

Development: Appears to be mostly placer ground. No activity at time of examination in 1985, although there has been work in sodarisi canyon within last 2 years. New work (chink claims) appears to have been a sampling project As there are several seemingly NE W back hoe trenches and cat cuts.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10098686

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References

Vanderburg, W.O., (1936), NBMG Bull 27.
Hotz, P. E. and Willden, R., (1964), USGS Pp 431.
Willden, R., (1964), NBMG, Bull. 59.
Jones, R.B., (1985), NBMG Field Examination and Sample Analysis, 4-24-85.
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