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NBMG Sample Sites 2838, 2839, San Jacinto Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
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NBMG Sample Sites 2838，2839Prospect
San Jacinto Mining DistrictMining District
Pershing CountyCounty
NevadaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 30' 0'' North , 118° 25' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.50017,-118.42542
GeoHash:
G#: 9r5y3hv4x
GRN:
N28W64
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Humboldt119 (2011)18.6km
Imlay171 (2011)29.3km
Lovelock1,878 (2017)35.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
438091
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:438091:0
GUID (UUID V4):
40ed5df9-acea-4347-a73a-4998bed508f4


Alteration: Silicification

Deposit: A series of prospects along a n-trending vein system in siltstone that bears n45e and dips irregularly. Sample 2838 was a brecciated and silicified portion of a vein with pyrite, antimony, and possibly ag. Sample 2839 was to the north of the first one by about 300 yds and contained visible pyrite and other sulfides in a quartz vein and in the adjacent siltstone host rock.

Deposit type: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Development: Inactive in 1984

Rock formation(s): Auld Lang Syne Group


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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

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OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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