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Lofthouse Mine, Bernice Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USAi
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Valentinite, etc.

Lofthouse Mine, Bernice Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
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Valentinite, etc.

Lofthouse Mine, Bernice Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
00352930017412616269468.jpg
Valentinite, etc.

Lofthouse Mine, Bernice Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 43' 17'' North , 117° 47' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.72162,-117.79522
GRN:
N27W65
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
60926
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60926:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dyer Canyon Prospect; Danielson Prospect


Dyer Canyon
Alteration: Silicification; Sericitization

Deposit: Quartz veins are 2 to 30 inches wide and have some calcite. Stibnite occurs As pods, veinlets and single crystals in veins this record is an updated version which includes information from d002151 ; info.src : 1 pub lit

Deposit type: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)

Geology: Ore shoots are best in the limestone

Rock formation(s): Star Peak Formation


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8 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘKermesite2.FD.05Sb2S2O
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘJamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘValentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCervantite4.DE.30Sb3+Sb5+O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4
Oⓘ KermesiteSb2S2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sⓘ KermesiteSb2S2O
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4
Sbⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sbⓘ KermesiteSb2S2O
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3
PbLead
Pbⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14

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GeoNames ID:5507375
Link to USGS MRDS:10045390

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References

Schrader, F. (1947) Mining districts in the Carson Sink region, Nevada. Open-File Report Vol. 1947 (47-17) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr4717
Lawrence, E.F., (1963), Antimony Deposits of Nevada; NBMG-bull. 61
Willden, R., and R.C., Speed, (1974), Geology and Mineral Deposits of Churchill County, Nev.; N.B.M.G. Bull. 83.
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