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Marigold mine, Buena Vista Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
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Marigold mineMine
Buena Vista Mining DistrictMining District
Pershing CountyCounty
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USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 26' 40'' North , 118° 9' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Humboldt119 (2011)19.5km
Imlay171 (2011)24.0km
Lovelock1,878 (2017)40.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
58097
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:58097:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
NBMG Sample Site 2561


Sec 28 T30N R34E. Gold mine.
Alteration: Sericitized, Silicified, Pyritized Wallrock

Deposit: The deposit consists of a system of fissure quartz veins less than 1 ft wide to 3 ft wide. The principal vein has a maximum width of 1 foot and strikes n20w. The sulfides are partly replaced by supergene argentite, covellite, chalcocite, and complex mixtures of cerussite, malachite, azurite, and sb and Mn oxides. The rhyolite porphyry intrusive near the mine is considered to be the source of the mineralization. Worked on a small scale since the 1860's ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept; 3 field observ

Deposit type: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Development: Worked on a small scale since the 1860's. Remains of old mill on property with moderate amount of cyanide tailings. Material now in ore bin must have been brought in from elsewhere to be milled; it could not have come from marigold mine, so caution should be used in sampling the property since mill was obviously used to run ore from other properties. No activity in 1984; long idle.

Geology: System of quartz fissure veins less than 1 ft. To 3 feet. Principal vein has maximum width of 1 foot and strikes n20w. The sulfides are partly replaced by supergene argentite, covellite, chalcocite, and complex mixtures of cerussite, malachite, azurite, and Sb and Mn oxides. The rhyolite porphyry intrusive near the mine is considered to be the source of the mineralization.


Alteration: Sericitized, Silicified, Pyritized Wallrock

Deposit: The deposit consists of a system of fissure quartz veins less than 1 ft wide to 3 ft wide. The principal vein has a maximum width of 1 foot and strikes n20w. The sulfides are partly replaced by supergene argentite, covellite, chalcocite, and complex mixtures of cerussite, malachite, azurite, and sb and Mn oxides. The rhyolite porphyry intrusive near the mine is considered to be the source of the mineralization. Worked on a small scale since the 1860's ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept; 3 field observ

Deposit type: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Development: Worked on a small scale since the 1860's. Remains of old mill on property with moderate amount of cyanide tailings. Material no W in ore bin must have been -brought in from elsewhere to be milled; it could not have come- from marigold mine, so caution should be used in sampling the- property since mill was obviously used to run ore from other -properties. No activity in 1984; long idle.

Geology: System of quartz fissureveins less than 1 ft. To 3feet. Principal vein has maximum width of 1 foot and strikes n20w. The sulfides are partly replaced by supergene argentite, covellite, chalcocite, and complex mixtures of cerussite, malachite, azurite, and sb and Mn oxides. The rhyolite porphyry intrusive near the mine is considered to be the source of the mineralization.

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Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Gold
Formula: Au
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O CerussitePbCO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
SbAntimony
Sb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb CerussitePbCO3

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