Shaw mine (Blue Star mine), Palmetto Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Shaw mine (Blue Star mine) | Mine |
| Palmetto Mining District | Mining District |
| Esmeralda County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 28' 51'' North , 117° 44' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Peak | 107 (2011) | 32.1km |
| Dyer | 259 (2011) | 34.8km |
Structure: Faults
Alteration: Strong Hydrothermal Alteration
Commodity: Unbroken ore is compact and fine grained. Broken ore is fine-grained, flaky, silky luster, lt. Gray and mottled med. Gray
Deposit: Lenticular bodies of talc from 30-80 ft long, 1-45 ft wide, 3-25 ft thick, thought to result from alteration of magnesium-bearing sediments, occur in a zone 400 ft long by 200 ft wide
Development: Largest producer in the palmetto district. Most productive time was 1941 to 1946 under lessee bluestar talc mines, ltd., when ore was trucked to zurich, calif. From 1952 to 1956, the property was leased to huntley industrial minerals, inc., which produced ore both from underground and open-pit operations and processed it at mill in laws, calif.
Ore(s): Brecciation Of Limestone; Igneous Contacts; Faults
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10104109 |
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