Getchell Section 5 pit (Section 5 pit; Marshall Canyon Mine), Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 11' 42'' North , 117° 16' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1938
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Golconda | 214 (2011) | 32.4km |
| Paradise Valley | 109 (2011) | 39.7km |
| Winnemucca | 7,887 (2017) | 45.9km |
A W-Au-Hg-Ag mine located in the S½SW¼ sec. 5, T38N, R42E, MDM, 4.7 km (2.9 miles) NE of Adam Peak and 2.7 km (8,900 feet) SSW of the Getchell Mine proper (located claim - mineral rights only). Discovered in 1938. Owned & operated by Getchell Mine Inc. Owned & operated by FirstMiss Gold Inc. (100.00%), Nevada (1995). The MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 5,000 meters. First prospected for Ag; briefly mined during the summer of 1955 for W ore.
Mineralization is a Pliocene W deposit (Mineral occurrence model information: Model code 42; USGS model code 14a; Deposit model name: W skarn), hosted in diorite. Scheelite occurs in irregularly shaped bodies and lenses and veins of coarse, glassy quartz cutting granodiorite. Local alteration includes altered granodiorite; sericitic, pyritic. Local rocks include granitic rocks and alluvial deposits.
Workings include surface openings comprising an open pit.
Production data are found in: Willden, R. (1964).
Production information: A few hundred tons of W ore.
Mineralization is a Pliocene W deposit (Mineral occurrence model information: Model code 42; USGS model code 14a; Deposit model name: W skarn), hosted in diorite. Scheelite occurs in irregularly shaped bodies and lenses and veins of coarse, glassy quartz cutting granodiorite. Local alteration includes altered granodiorite; sericitic, pyritic. Local rocks include granitic rocks and alluvial deposits.
Workings include surface openings comprising an open pit.
Production data are found in: Willden, R. (1964).
Production information: A few hundred tons of W ore.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: A product of alteration. |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: A product of alteration. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: A product of alteration. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Realgar Formula: As4S4 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10045077 |
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- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0320130014
Getchell Section 5 pit, Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA