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⇱ Ada H mine (Spruce Standard mine), Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


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Ada H mine (Spruce Standard mine), Spruce Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
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Ada H mine (Spruce Standard mine)Mine
Spruce Mountain Mining DistrictMining District
Elko CountyCounty
NevadaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 32' 54'' North , 114° 51' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
41616
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41616:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Deposit: 2 mineralized fissures that intersect and form a stockwork 1800 ft. Long. The adah mine, located about 1/2 mile ese of spruce standard mine at sprucemont, is developed by a shaft. The ore is developed along 2 mineralized fissures that intersect and form a stock work 1,800 ft long. The mine was operated in 1930-31 by the spruce standard mine operating co.-the sprucemont co. The ada-h m. Co. Was taken over along with the paramont m. Co. By the 1927-28 newly formed spruce standard mining co. Activity at time of field visit was mapping by amax corp., denver. ; info.src : 1 pub lit

Development: Mine was operated in 1930-31 by the spruce standard mine operating co. (the sprucemont co.). Mapping activity was under way by amax corp, denver, colo, in 1980.

Geology: Massive jasperoid w/hematite, cerrussite, bacciated qtzite a-com w/silica

Ore(s): Intersection Of 2 Fissures-Stockwork

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4 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
O CerussitePbCO3
O HematiteFe2O3
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3

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