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Greystone mine, Bullion Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USAi
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Greystone mineMine
Bullion Mining DistrictMining District
Lander CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 16' 15'' North , 116° 52' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.27101,-116.87690
GeoHash:
G#: 9rhvh7hgd
GRN:
N27W65
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Crescent Valley392 (2011)30.1km
Battle Mountain3,635 (2011)41.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
59988
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:59988:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Sec 23-26 T28N R45E. Largest barite mine in district.

Mineralization is bedded baryte deposits in chert and banded shale of Devonian (?) or Triassic (?) age.
Deposit: This evaluation was done at 100 percent of mill capacity current production is at about 58 percent of capacity or 320000 tons per year

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Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

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OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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References

NBMG Bull. 80, Geol. & Min. Deps. of Lander Co., Nevada
Gianella, V.P. (1940), Barite deposits of northern Nevada, A.I.M.E. Tech Pub. 1200
Gianella, V.P. (1941), A.I.M.E. Transactions: 144: 294-299
Brobst, D. A. (1958) Barite resources of the United States. Bulletin 1072b. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1072b p.113 - Table 10
Nevada. Nv Bureau of Mines and Geol. Rep. 4, (1963), 19 Pp.
Paper 475-b, (1963), Pp. B38-b41.
Surv. Prof. Paper 465, (1964), 153 Pp.
V. 13, (1972), 140 Pp.
Bureau of Mines and Geol. Bull. 88, (1977), 106 Pp.
J. Res., V. 6, No. 2, (1978), Pp. 221-229.
February 24-28, (1980). Soc. Min. Eng. Aime
Outlook. Eng. and Min. J., V. 183, No. 3, (1982),
No. 3, (1982), Pp. 4-5.
Mar. 25-28, (1984), 4 Pp.
And Geol. Bull. 98, (1984), 125 Pp.
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