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Antimony Blossom Prospect, Mineral County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 22' 34'' North , 118° 10' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.37632,-118.17595
GeoHash:
G#: 9qgfqf4yk
GRN:
N26W67
Type:
Claim
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mina155 (2011)6.1km
Hawthorne3,269 (2017)42.4km
Gabbs269 (2011)59.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
431512
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:431512:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Antimony Queen; Star #10


Alteration: Kaolinization, Iron-Staining

Commodity: White antimony oxide occurs As pseudomorphs after bladed stibnite. Yellow antimony oxide occurs As pseudomorphs after sml. Single crystals of stibnite and As powdery coatings on quartz and wall rock adjacent to veins

Geology: Surface:north trending shear zone has been exposed for about 70 ft. By a dozer cut in dominantly massive chert interbedded with sandstone. Stibnite in lenticular pods or massively in quartz stringers occur within the shear zone. The examiner was jack quade(4/20/89). This is a sample site #3585(tingley map)

Ore(s): Single Crystals, Blebs, Pods Up To 16 Inches Across And Veinlets Occur Within Qtz. Veins

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ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3

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Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3

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References

Lawrence, E.F., (1963), Antimony Deposits of Nevada, Nev. Bureau of Mines, Bull. 61;p. 117.
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