Pittsburg mine, Viola Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pittsburg mine | Mine |
| Viola Mining District | Mining District |
| Lincoln County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 13' 32'' North , 114° 18' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Caliente | 1,109 (2017) | 46.7km |
| Beaver Dam | 1,962 (2011) | 49.6km |
| Littlefield | 308 (2011) | 50.8km |
| Mesquite | 17,496 (2017) | 51.6km |
| Bunkerville | 1,303 (2011) | 52.9km |
Sec 30 T8S R69E
Alteration: Bleaching, Silicification
Commodity: Ore minerals not given in the literature
Deposit: Sampled shaft explores fault zone on northwest side of which are bouldery outcrops of bleached, recrystallized, marly tan limestone and white marble. On the SE (down-dropped) side of the fault zone there are outcrops of white, bleached, fractured and argillized rhyolite. The fault zone contains sheared recrystallized limestone coated by Fe oxides. The rocks on the dump do not appear to be intesely mineralized but some S-
Development: No activity at time of examination in 1983 but trench is probably about 5 years old.
Geology: Vein in limestone near volcanic contact
Commodities: Silver Copper Barium-Barite Iron Manganese Lead Arsenic Strontium Molybdenum
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10037364 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Bird Spring BasinBasin
- Claron BasinBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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