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Rusty Pick Mine, Rye Patch Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
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Rusty Pick MineMine
Rye Patch Mining DistrictMining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 24' 14'' North , 118° 12' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.40406,-118.21069
GeoHash:
G#: 9r5vy53de
GRN:
N27W66
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Humboldt119 (2011)22.4km
Imlay171 (2011)29.0km
Lovelock1,878 (2017)33.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
58494
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:58494:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Sec 1 T29N R33E
Alteration: Oxidation

Deposit: Development work consists of a small shaft, 28 feet deep, with a drift 2 ft. North and 13 ft. South; and a few shallow surface cuts. Mine occurs in granodiorite near contact with rhyolite. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept; 3 field observ mine is in granodiorite near contact with rhyolite the average width of the quartz vein is 10 inches

Deposit type: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Development: No apparent activity in 1984.

Geology: Average width of quartz vein is 10 inches.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

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OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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References

Sirdevan, W.H., (1913), Unpublished Report on "the Rusty Pick Prospect"
Johnson, Maureen G. (1977) Geology and Mineral Resources of Pershing County, Nevada. Bulletin 89. Nevada Bureau of Mines
Bonham, H. F., Jr., (1984), NBMG Field Examination of Rye Patch District.
NBMG Staff (1985) NBMG OFR 85-3.
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