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Endowment mine, Silver Star Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 17' 15'' North , 118° 21' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.28758,-118.36124
GeoHash:
G#: 9qgcfd5cr
GRN:
N26W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mina155 (2011)24.8km
Hawthorne3,269 (2017)34.9km
Walker Lake275 (2017)52.7km
Benton280 (2011)53.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
63208
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:63208:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Ne-Trending Faults Strong Folding With Local Overturning, Tert And Quat Faulting

Alteration: Oxidation

Tectonics: Basin And Range

Deposit: Two veins whose width varies from several inches to 6 feet, and which strike southeast to east and dip south about 45deg occur in quartzite, conglomerate, and argillite. Oxidized ores contain silver minerals with associated cerussite, smithsonite and copper carbonates; the oxidized ore consists of galena, sphalerite, pyrite, and chalcopyrite. This area was part of the first activity in the district, when silver and lead began to be produced in the 1860's. ; info.src : 1 pub lit

Deposit type: Polymetallic veins

Rock formation(s): Dunlop


Ore(s): Veins

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7 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘPyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Clⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

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Link to USGS MRDS:10045311
Link to USGS MRDS:10037463

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References

Hill, J.M., (1915), Some Mining Districts in Northeastern California and Northwestern Nevada: USGS Bull 594
Lincoln, Francis Church (1923) Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevada. Nevada Newsletter Publishing Company, Reno, NV.p.157
Vanderburg, W.O., (1937). Reconnaissafice of Mining Districts in Mineral County, Nevada. U.S. Bureau of Mines Inf. Are. 6941, 79 P.
Couch B.F., and Carpenter, J.A., (1943), Nevada's Metal and Mineral Production (1859-1940, Inclusive): Nevada Univ. Bull., V.37, No.4, Geology and Mining Ser. No. 38.
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