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⇱ Pilot Claims, Tule Canyon Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA

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Pilot Claims, Tule Canyon Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
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Pilot ClaimsClaim
Tule Canyon Mining DistrictMining District
Esmeralda CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 16' 29'' North , 117° 31' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Silver Peak107 (2011)54.2km
Goldfield268 (2011)54.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
429177
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:429177:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Tule Royal Claim Group


Alteration: Local Chloritization

Deposit: A small area (2 sq ft) of anomalous radioactivity is associated with a 2-ft wide quartz vein. Radioactivity is associated with limonitic patches in granitic country rock adjacent to the vein

Geology: Quartz vein is crushed and bleached, brecciated, cemented with Fe stained silica. Minor cu staining of vein.

Rock formation(s): Sylvania Pluton


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Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS

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