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Gaillac prospect, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
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Pyrolusite

Gaillac prospect, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
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Pyrolusite

Gaillac prospect, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
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Pyrolusite

Gaillac prospect, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 37' 40'' North , 117° 14' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.62801,-117.23980
GeoHash:
G#: 9qswh1ux4
GRN:
N26W66
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Goldfield268 (2011)9.0km
Silver Peak107 (2011)37.5km
Tonopah2,478 (2011)48.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
60883
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60883:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kusick Prospect


Sec 2 T4S R42E
Structure: Possible Fold. Faults

Alteration: Silicification Of Margin Of Mineralized Zone.

Deposit: Manganese minerals occur along a northwest-trending fault zone between mule spring limestone and tertiary welded tuff. Nodules are As much As 8 inches in diameter

Deposit type: Epithermal Mn

Geology: An Fe-stained, breccia, silicified limestone outcrop 100 m southeast is also suggestive of a northwest-southeast trending fault zone.

Rock formation(s): Mule Spring Limestone


Ore(s): Nw-Trending Fault Zone.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
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ⓘ'Psilomelane'-

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OOxygen
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2

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References

PARDEE AND JONES, (1920), USGS BULL. 710, P. 233
SCHILLING, J.H., (1962), NBMG MAP 9.
ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., (1972), NBMG BULL. 78, P. 58, PL. 2
GARSIDE, L.J., (1982), FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 11 JUL 82.
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