Washiki group, Washiki Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Washiki group | - not defined - |
| Washiki Mining District | Mining District |
| Pershing County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 40' 11'' North , 117° 37' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Golconda | 214 (2011) | 33.5km |
| Winnemucca | 7,887 (2017) | 34.9km |
Sec 5-6 T32N R39E
Alteration: Bleaching
Deposit: Workings are along a n W zone of faulting and iron-staining about 100 m long, 0.5-2 m wide. In this zone, granitic wallrock is bleached, iron-stained and cut by narrow shears. Zone contains rare quartz vein material. Wallrock outside the zone is unaltered or slightly chloritized. A single inclined shaft is on a very similar zone 200 m up the canyon (ne) from the main workings. This zone has an attitude of n30w, 75 ne. The shallo W nature of the ore suggests that some free-milling gold was found in the zone. Worked in 1911. Developed by a vertical shaft 60 ft. Deep and 20 ft. Of drifts. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept; 3 field observ
Deposit type: Polymetallic veins
Development: No activity at time of examination in 1984.
Geology: Oxidized and sulfide ores with siliceous gangue were found.
Ore(s): Fault Zone
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2 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10042631 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
- West Nevada Permian-Triassic BasinBasin
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