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Buff Peak prospect, Bottle Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
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| Buff Peak prospect | Prospect |
| Bottle Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Humboldt County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 22' 9'' North , 118° 21' 27'' West
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A silicified, radioactive breccia prospect located in sec. 2, T40N, R32E, MDM, on the East flank of Buff Peak.
Structure: N Nw-Trending High Angle Faults; Possible Caldera Ring Fracture 2 Km To Northeast
Alteration: Silicification, Argillization
Tectonics: Mobile Belt
Deposit: Main occurrence consists of silica veins at the more-or-less horizontal contact between steeply dipping paleozoic and/or mesozoic sedimentary rocks and tertiary rhyolite ash flows. It is controlled by low- angle shears.
Deposit type: Volcanogenic U
Ore(s): Low Angle Shears And The Low-Angle Contact Between Older Sedimentary Rocks And Tertiary Volcanic Sequence
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
13 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| โ Brannerite ? Formula: UTi2O6 |
| โ Britholite-(Y) ? Formula: (Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH Description: 10 micron inclusion in zircon |
| โ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| โ 'Limonite' |
| โ Meta-autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| โ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| โ Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| โ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| โ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| โ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| โ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| โ Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) |
| โ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| โ Weeksite Formula: K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O |
| โ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| โ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| โ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| โ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| โ | Brannerite ? | 4.DH.05 | UTi2O6 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| โ | Meta-autunite | 8.EB.10 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 ยท 6H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| โ | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
| โ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| โ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| โ | Britholite-(Y) ? | 9.AH.25 | (Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH |
| โ | Weeksite | 9.AK.30 | K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) ยท 4H2O |
| โ | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 ยท nH2O |
| โ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Britholite-(Y) | (Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH |
| H | โ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | โ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| H | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | โ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| H | โ Weeksite | K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| O | โ Britholite-(Y) | (Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH |
| O | โ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | โ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | โ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| O | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | โ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| O | โ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | โ Weeksite | K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O |
| O | โ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | โ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | โ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | โ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Britholite-(Y) | (Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH |
| Si | โ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | โ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | โ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Si | โ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | โ Weeksite | K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O |
| Si | โ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | โ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | โ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | โ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | โ Weeksite | K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Britholite-(Y) | (Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH |
| Ca | โ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| Ca | โ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | โ Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | โ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | โ Britholite-(Y) | (Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | โ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | โ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | โ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | โ Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| U | โ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| U | โ Weeksite | K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10047261 |
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Buff Peak prospect, Bottle Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA