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Hillside mine, Bristol Silver Mines Inc., Bristol and Jackrabbit Mining Districts, Lincoln County, Nevada, USAi
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Hillside mineMine
Bristol Silver Mines Inc.- not defined -
Bristol and Jackrabbit Mining Districts- not defined -
Lincoln CountyCounty
NevadaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 5' 0'' North , 114° 36' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pioche1,002 (2011)22.0km
Panaca963 (2011)37.9km
Caliente1,109 (2017)52.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
57647
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:57647:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Vertical Fracture 300 Ft Sw Of Shaft, N15e, Cotting Vein At Depth; Slips

Deposit: Ore consists of Ag-cu material, oxidized. On same e- W may day fissure As main bristol orebody, at intersections with n-s fissures and at intersection with at least one steeper but parallel fissure of the tempest set. Dip of fissure flattens from near 75 at surface to 40 or less below 200 ft.

Deposit type: Polymetallic replacement

Development: Hillside was principal supplier of ore to the bristol wells smelter in late 1870's and early 1880's. That smelter operation ceased due to a small amount of sulphur in ore causing cu and Ag loss in slag. Then a pan amalgamation site was built at toeder mill site and 10,000 tons of hillside ore was treated. Then the mill shut down and ore and slag from smelter was sent to salt lake. In 1877, the hillside co was organized to take over a mg. Steele's properties including the hillside mine

Rock formation(s): Highland Pead


Ore(s): The May Day Fissure

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

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HHydrogen
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CupriteCu2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
CuCopper
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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