Contact of diorite dike & limestone. A lens of copper carbonate ore said to carry lead and silver is found near the face of the adit. The badger mine is developed by an adit 100 ft long along the contact of a diorite dike and limestone and limey shales. A lens of sapper carbonate ore, said to carry lead and silver is found near the face of the adit. ; info.Src : 1 pub lit

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ⓘ Copper

ⓘ Lead

ⓘ Silver

Mineral List

ⓘ Malachite

1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Diorite

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ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

References:

LaPointe, Daphne D., Tingley, Joseph V., Jones, Richard B. (199) Mineral resources of Elko County, Nevada. Bulletin 106. Nevada Bureau of Mines

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

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Ely BasinBasin
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Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift

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