Ohio mine, Gold Point Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ohio mine | Mine |
| Gold Point Mining District | Mining District |
| Esmeralda County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 20' 55'' North , 117° 22' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Goldfield | 268 (2011) | 41.6km |
| Silver Peak | 107 (2011) | 50.9km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Orlean Nos. 1-3, Orlean Ext., Orlean Ext. No. 1, Whirlwind Nos. 1-3,, Gold Ledge Annex, Lime Point Nos. 5, 6, Mohawk, Nettie L. Ext.,, Nettie L. Nos. 1-3, Whale, and Taft Claims, Southwestern Mines Company Property 1931-Russell,, Orleans and Townsite Groups
Structure: Faulting (Slickensided Veins)
Deposit: 4 strong parallel gold veins: orleans, western, connolly and welcome stranger veins 1931-ne W ore body at junction of orleans and connolly veins on 150-ft level, 15-ft wide with 20 in. Of high-grade carrying $20-$80/ton (one assay-3.37 oz/t au, 66 oz/t ag) western vein traceable for 4400 ft or more; up to 30 ft wide with 12-ft wide ore shoots 900-ft shaft on this vein (on the nettiel. No. 1 claim) with levels at 100, 200, 300, 400 ft. Strike N 80 W dip 70 NE connolly vein traceable for over 1200 ft, dips 70 ne, 10 ft wide, developed by inclined shaft to 60 ft. Strikes N 60 w, dip 70 NE welcome stranger vein does not outcrip at surface. Ore changes abruptly in it from lo W to very high grade and has higher average grade ore than other veins strike N 80 w, dip vertical to slightly s, 8 ft wide. Orleans vein has 2 shoots (1) the dunfee, worked from the dunfee shaft to a depth of 760 ft and (2) the west ore shoot, worked from the orleans shaft orleans vein strikes about N 40 w, dip 52 ne, and is over 30 ft wide. ; info.src : 2 unpub rept
Development: . People living at site in 1983.
Geology: Quartz vein material in areas has been crushed and recemented by limonite or chalcedonic quartz
Rock formation(s): Wyman
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6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Bromargyrite Formula: AgBr |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Bromargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgBr |
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Br | Bromine | |
| Br | ⓘ Bromargyrite | AgBr |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Bromargyrite | AgBr |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046731 |
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