Gold Point Mine Northern Workings, Gold Point Mine (Golden Rod Mine; Gold Ledge Mine), Currant Mining District, Horse Range, Nye County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 49' 20'' North , 115° 22' 9'' West
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Golden Rod Claim Group; Gold-Bearing Ledge Claim
Structure: Thrust Faults
Alteration: Silicification; Jasperoidization By Descending Solutions From Overlying Volcanics And Siliceous Shale
Deposit: Jasperoid zone; limonite-stained shear zones; silicified breccia zone; jasperoid strikes n30-40e.
Development: Equipment on the property in april, 1972, indicated ore was being processed. Comstock-gold point mines co. Shipped 200 tons ore to the mcgill smelter from (south workings) herein 1940. Currant creek mining co. Was shipping ore from here in 1940 gold point currant creek mines co. Formed in late 1940 As a consolidation of the comstock gold pint and the currant creek mining co., which together reported 500 tons ore produced from both workings.
Geology: Pebble dikes noted
Rock formation(s): Silver Spring Stock
Joana Limestone;Chainman/Shale
Ore(s): Fault Zone; Brecciation
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2 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10045696 |
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