Keno Claims No. 8, Robinson Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Keno Claims No. 8 | Prospect |
| Robinson Mining District | Mining District |
| White Pine County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 17' 53'' North , 115° 1' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Alteration: Oxidation
Development: 1 20-30 ft deep shaft with wood collar
Geology: Entire hillside consists of rubble & small outcrop of a tan to purple, sometimes laminated Fe-stained quartzite. Pyrite occurs in the slightly clayey matrix. Most of the quartzite is fine-grained & is characterized by concentrix feox, rings (liesegang bands). Some of the rock from the dump contains pods of gossan, but most of the quartzite carries fine disseminated xtals of pyrite. Some of the sample has lithic, frag inclusions. The qtzite beds exposed in the shaft are 1 ft in thickness. The walls of the shaft show Fe-staining & vertical fractures. Along which oxid. Is more prevalent. The beds in the shaft are relatively flat lying but dip slightly to the west.
Ore(s): Bedding
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2 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10045863 |
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