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Chapman mine, Pioche Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USAi
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Chapman mineMine
Pioche Mining DistrictMining District
Lincoln CountyCounty
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USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 55' 25'' North , 114° 27' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.92385,-114.45056
GeoHash:
G#: 9qwxexgdk
GRN:
N26W65
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pioche1,002 (2011)0.7km
Panaca963 (2011)15.8km
Caliente1,109 (2017)34.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
58010
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:58010:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Fractures.

Deposit: Chapman vein. Vein filling ranges from a loose rubble of angular quartzite fragments to a breccia cemented by lead carbonate, limonite, and jarosite. Vein ranges in thickness from a few inches to a few feet high-grade streak is narrow and very siliceous.

Development: 50,000 tons of ore of unknown grade was insight before 1932

Rock formation(s): Prospect Mountain Quartzite


Ore(s): Brecciated Vein On Cross-Fissure Between Main Fissure Vein And Yuba Dike.

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CCarbon
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
FeIron
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3

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References

ABBOTT, J.W., (1907), MIN. & SCI. PRESS.
SHAW, S.F., (1909), ENG. & MIN, JOUR. VOL. 88.
SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., (1983), FIELD EXAMINATION, AUG. 23, 1983
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