Solid Silver Mine, Paradise Valley Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Solid Silver Mine | Mine |
| Paradise Valley Mining District | Mining District |
| Humboldt County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 37' 9'' North , 117° 36' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley | 109 (2011) | 15.1km |
| Orovada | 155 (2011) | 16.0km |
| McDermitt | 172 (2011) | 43.1km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
NBMG Sample Site 2603
Deposit: Massive white vein quartz on mine and mill dumps; possible vein outcrop near upper shaft. N 30 e, vertical shear, 1 ft wide, with vuggy quartz, cutting phyllite wallrock. Vein quartz contains sulfides, and is brecciated. Sulfides form breccia matrix coating quartz fragments. Phyllite cleaves N 30 e; shearing and veining apparently follow rock cleavage.
Deposit type: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Development: Old mill ruins indicate some small past production; no activity in1984, but 2 new recent cuts made at collar of lower shaft.
Ore(s): Shear Zone; Rock Cleavage
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!
Select Rock List Type
Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10047438 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.