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Tip Top Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
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Tip Top MineMine
Potosi Mining DistrictMining District
Osgood MountainsMountain Range
Humboldt CountyCounty
NevadaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 8' 11'' North , 117° 16' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.13656,-117.28040
GeoHash:
G#: 9rkd50xjb
GRN:
N28W64
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Golconda214 (2011)26.9km
Winnemucca7,887 (2017)42.3km
Paradise Valley109 (2011)45.0km
Battle Mountain3,635 (2011)62.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
59658
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:59658:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Sw Part of Granite Creek Mine Area


Sec 30 T38N R42E. Tactite.
Structure: Folding

Deposit: 3 open pits mined from summer 1954 to summer, 1955. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept

Deposit type: W skarn

Development: In 1951, open pit mining of the tip top deposit began and continued through 1956

Geology: Granodiorite contact strikes roughly west to sw, and dips 60 to 70 S to se. Limestone is recrystallized to marble, calc-silicate rock and tactite adjacent to the granodiorite: tactite bodies are discontinuous, tabular, and up to 400 ft. Long, averaging 4 ft. Thick. Tactite bodies seem to be situated at places where the igneous contact closely parallels bedding in the limestone.

Rock formation(s): Osgood Mtns. Stock
Preble Formation


Ore(s): Tactite Bodiesat Limestone/Granodiorite Contact

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5 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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References

Hobbs, S.W., and Clabough, S.E., (1946), Tungsten Deposits of the Osgood Range, Humboldt County, Nevada Univ. Nev. Bull, Vol. 40, No. 5; Geol. & Min. Ser. No. 44.
Willden, R., (1964), Geology and Mineral Deposits of Humboldt County, Nev.; Nev. Bureau of Mines Bull. 59.
Hotz, P.E., and Willden, R., (1964), Geology and Mineral Deposits of the Osgood Mountains Quadrangle Humboldt County, Nev; U.S.G.S. Prof. Paper 431.
NBMG Staff (1985) NBMG OFR 85-3.
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