Morning Star mine, Kinsley Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Morning Star mine | Mine |
| Kinsley Mining District | Mining District |
| White Pine County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 6' 38'' North , 114° 21' 29'' West
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Nevada Metals, Evening Star
Alteration: Silicification, Calc-Silicate Skarn
Deposit: Vein/fault zones adjacent to igneous contacts. Lead-copper-silver-ore occurs As small lenses and pods along the three sets of faults. Silver bearing pb-cu deposits were first discovered in 1862. Earliest productionwas during 1886-87. In 1963 the area was core drilled but no ore was found mineral survey 1720.
Development: Earliest production was 1886-1887. In 1963, the area was core-drilled but no orewas found. Fee, patented claim
Geology: Limestone of cambrian age is tilted southward and intruded by a stock and by dikes of quartz monzonite. Adjacent to the stock the limestones are marbleized and silicified. All rock types are cut by faults which dip steeply north, east, or west. Pb-cu-ag ores occurr As small lenses and pods along the three sets of faults. In the morning star mine. They were As much As 50 feet long & were mined to adepth of 275 ft.
Rock formation(s): Kinsley Stock
Ore(s): Steep Dipping Faults
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10045667 |
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