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Alpine mine, Lone Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
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Lone Mountain Mining DistrictMining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 1' 59'' North , 117° 33' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.03327,-117.56092
GeoHash:
G#: 9qu2kgdzb
GRN:
N26W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tonopah2,478 (2011)29.2km
Silver Peak107 (2011)31.6km
Goldfield268 (2011)46.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
60824
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60824:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
NBMG Sample Site 2006, Patented Claims Alpine Ladd, Alpine Lass, Alpine Tavern Alpine City,, Rattler, Rattler 2, Rattler 3, Serpentine Wedge, Plomo, North Star,, Perseverance, Evening Star, Hidden Treasure, Morning Star,, Alpine Queen, Alpine King, Rattler 4,, Fraction Lode Surveyed In 1904.


On west side of mountain.
Structure: Low Angle Faults; Thrust Fault; NNW-Trending Folds

Alteration: Silication

Deposit: Workings occur along a brecciated zone bedding in bleached,recrystalized dolomite. Lamprophyre dikes cut the section, causing silication near their contact zones. The bedding-controlled mineralization exposed in the upper stope shows crusts and fillings of mno and cu oxides which also fill around and between blocks of delomite. Dolomite blocks are recrystallized;wollastonite occurs As rims on the block, and the oxide minerals intermix with the and coat the wollastonite. Minerals noted are Mn oxides, morphite, aurichalcite,malachite, calcite,wollastonite, ceragyrite?argentite? contact zone along edge of lone mountain pluton is 0.5 mile wide.

Deposit type: Polymetallic replacement

Development: Inactive at time of examination in 1983

Rock formation(s): Lone Mountain Pluton


Ore(s): Bedding Plane Faults;Contact Of Dikes,Plutons;Brecciated Zone;Intersection Of NE-Trending Shears And A Lower Magnitude NW-Trending Fault System.

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Mineral List


16 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
ⓘ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘProustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
ⓘEnargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘChlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘAurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘHydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘWulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
SSulfur
Sⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Moⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Agⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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References

Spurr, J.E., (1906), USGS Pp 55.
Albers, J. P. and Stewart, J. H., (1972), NBMG Bull 78
Phariss, E.I., (1974), Geology and Mineral Deposits of the Alpine Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada: Ms. Thesis, University of Nevada, P. 88-98
Bonham, H.F. Jr. and Garside, L.J., (1979), NBMG Bull 92, P.132-133.
Tingley, J.V., (1983), Field Examination, 4/29/83.
NBMG Ofr 83-8, 83-11, 83-12, (1983).
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