Montezuma prospect, Montezuma Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Montezuma prospect | Prospect |
| Montezuma Mining District | Mining District |
| Esmeralda County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 40' 15'' North , 117° 24' 18'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Goldfield | 268 (2011) | 15.5km |
| Silver Peak | 107 (2011) | 22.2km |
| Tonopah | 2,478 (2011) | 46.6km |
Sec 17 T3S R41E
Alteration: Silicification Of Tuffs And Lake Beds, Forming A Rib Of Opalite, Hydrothermal
Deposit: Tuffs and lake beds are silicified along hanging wall of fault (cambrian el dorado limestone faulted against miocene volcanogenic sedimentary rocks) to form an opalite rib in which cinnabar is disseminated. Cinnabar also occurs in the unsilicified tuff beds but is most concentrated in the opalite near the faulted contact with the limestone. Cinnabar is found in breccia pipes and in an irregular silicified rubble zone.
Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg
Development: 6 claims, developed by sweeney and mcmillan and various lessees, but not enough ore was found to justify erection of reduction equipment.
Ore(s): Fault Striking N 60 W Dipping 30 S; Brecciated Zone Along Fault
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046824 |
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