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Goldfield Deep Mines, Goldfield, Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
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Goldfield Deep MinesGroup of Mines
GoldfieldUnincorporated Community
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Esmeralda CountyCounty
NevadaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 42' 51'' North , 117° 12' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.71439,-117.21035
GeoHash:
G#: 9qswscdn0
GRN:
N26W66
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Goldfield268 (2011)2.3km
Silver Peak107 (2011)37.6km
Tonopah2,478 (2011)39.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
62056
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:62056:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Alteration: Silicification Along Nw-Dipping Fissures; Kaolinization; Pyritization; Alunitization

Deposit: Discovery year: early 1900's chain of irregular bunches of ore; also an oxidized ore body near surface

Deposit type: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au

Development: A deep shaft with lateral workings was driven in a fruitless search for a deep extension of the main goldfield consolidated vein system. Consolidation occurred in 1920

Rock formation(s): Milltown Andesite


Ore(s): Caldera Ring Fracture Zone

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8 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘEnargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
ⓘFamatinite2.KA.10Cu3SbS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sⓘ FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
KPotassium
Kⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuⓘ FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Cuⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
AsArsenic
Asⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ FamatiniteCu3SbS4
BiBismuth
Biⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3

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References

Ransome, F.L., (1909), USGS P.P. 66, P 243-244
Turner, (1911), Unpublished Report on the Goldfield Commonwealth Mining Co. Property: NBMG File 91, Item 11.
Weed, Walter Harvey (1922) Describing the Mining Companies of the World. The Mines Handbook - succeeding The Copper Handbook Vol. 15. The Mines Handbook Co. pp.1210-1213
Lincoln, Francis Church (1923) Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada. Nevada Newsletter Publishing Company, Reno, NV.
Searls, F., (1948), NBMG Bull. 48.
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
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