Ridge mine, Battle Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
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Ridge mine | Mine |
Battle Mountain Mining District | Mining District |
Humboldt County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 40' 3'' North , 117° 4' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Battle Mountain | 3,635 (2011) | 12.7km |
Golconda | 214 (2011) | 46.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
59572
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:59572:3
GUID (UUID V4):
2bd5ea47-a250-49b7-9bbf-9639400d7b11
Sec 12 T32N R43E
Structure: Faults; Pebble Dikes
Deposit: Shear zone intruded by pebble dike workings consist of a 455-ft. long adit, 170 ft. Of drifts, along the fault, and an inaccessible winze and drift. The winze is reported to be 108 ft. Deep and the drift 80 ft. Long at 50 ft. Depth. ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Polymetallic veins
Geology: Fault zone intruded by a 1-3 ft. Wide pebble dike. Small amounts of malachite and chalcocite occure along the fault.
Rock formation(s): Harmony Formation
Ore(s): Tert
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046162 |
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