Iris mine, Eagle Valley Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Iris mine | Mine |
| Eagle Valley Mining District | Mining District |
| Lincoln County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 55' 24'' North , 114° 4' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Panaca | 963 (2011) | 31.3km |
| Pioche | 1,002 (2011) | 33.1km |
| Beryl Junction | 197 (2011) | 43.8km |
| Enterprise | 1,799 (2017) | 49.9km |
| Caliente | 1,109 (2017) | 51.5km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
GS Claims, NBMG Sample Site 1726
Sec 30? T1N R71E
Structure: Fractures And Faults
Alteration: Propylitization; Sericitization; Silicification; Argillization Of Breccia Fragments.
Deposit: Cockade and drusy quartz forms encrustations around altered rock fragments. White quartz and siderite vein are also common, but quartz predominates. Quartz after calcite textures common. Partially oxidized pyrite is common in both the vein and the altered fragments. Some of the rocks are iron-stained and/or coated with greenish (fe ?, As ?, cl ? ) oxides. Although no structure is visible at the shaft, the entire hillside east of the mine is covered by crustified fissure to massive quartz vein and quartz-cemented andesite breccia.
Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Development: 30 ton amalgamation and cyanide plant was on site in 1907; 30 ton arrastra was on site in 1908. No activity at time of examination in 1983, but area had been staked.
Geology: Crustified epithermal quartz vein, with chalcedonic and combquartz, yellowish ardularia, lamellar carbonate
Ore(s): Fractures, Brecciation
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10037375 |
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