Copper Prospect (MRDS10047300), Golconda Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Copper Prospect (MRDS10047300) | Prospect |
| Golconda Mining District | Mining District |
| Humboldt County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 53' 52'' North , 117° 24' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Golconda | 214 (2011) | 9.5km |
| Winnemucca | 7,887 (2017) | 29.2km |
| Battle Mountain | 3,635 (2011) | 48.6km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
NBMG Sample Site 493
Structure: Faults
Deposit: Drusy and massive quartz vein matter occurs along a probable thrust fault which separates (in general) hanging wall black chert from footwall greenstone. Fault appear to encircle almost completely an inlier of lower plate. Dip of the fault varies from 25 to 50 degrees. At a western pit, a high-angle (later?) cross-cutting fault (n 40 w, 80 sw) also is mineralized. Vein material is entirely oxidized, As elsewhere in the district. Malachite, copper pitch, and limonite gossan are common. The footwall to the vein is a light gray gouge.
Deposit type: Detachment-fault-related polymetallic Cu-Au-Ag-Pb-Zn deposits
Development: No activity in 1984. Probably very minor production?
Rock formation(s): Havallah;Pumpernickel
Ore(s): Thrust Fault
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10047300 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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