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Silver Creek Mine, Burnet County, Texas, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 52' 30'' North , 98° 23' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
30.87520,-98.39393
GeoHash:
G#: 9v6p8uxtp
GRN:
N21W61
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Buchanan Lake Village692 (2011)6.0km
Buchanan Dam1,519 (2011)15.5km
Burnet6,239 (2017)20.5km
Kingsland6,030 (2011)24.5km
Lampasas7,687 (2017)29.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
274353
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:274353:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Pb-Zn occurrence/mine located along Silver Creek, on private land. Discovered in 1890. Owned by Dr Osborne. Operated by Frank Pavitte Mining Company (1930-). The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 100 meters.

Mineralization is a base metals deposit (Mineral occurrence model information: Model code: 224; USGS model code: 32a; BC deposit profile: E12; Deposit model name: Mississippi Valley, S.E. Missouri Pb-Zn; Mark3 model number: 42), hosted in Late Cambrian sandstone and limestone of the Wilburns Formation. Controls for ore emplacement included a solution collapse breccia near the pinch-out of the Late Cambrian sediments against Precambrian granite (Paleohigh). Mineralization extends outward from the solution collapse structure at least 140 feet in Welge Sandstone and at least 30 feet in Morgan Creek Limestone. Local rocks include rocks of the Riley Formation showing Lion Mountain Sandstone and Cap Mountain Limestone members, undivided; Tanyard Formation.

Workings include surface and underground openings with an overall depth of 7.92 meters (25 feet), and comprised of 2 shafts, adits, open cuts and diamond and churn drill holes. One shaft is 65 feet deep. A crosscut was driven 7 feet NW and 18 feet from mone adit, 30 feet in from the portal. Drilled by Eagle-Picher in 1925. An old mill is located on the site.

Production statistics: Year: 1930 (concentrates - accurate): ^66.45% Pb from 736 short tons of ore.

Analytical data results: up to 5.47% Pb and 1.00% Zn.

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12 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Glauconite'
Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10099519
Link to USGS MRDS:10251585

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References

USGS MRDS ID #TC40158.
Barnes, Virgil E. (1956), Lead Deposits in the Upper Cambrian of Central Texas. Texas Bureau of Economic Geology Report of Investigation No. 26.
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0480530037.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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