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Silver Creek Mine, Burnet Co., Texas, USAi
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Silver Creek MineMine
Burnet Co.County
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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
Locality type:
Mine
KΓΆppen 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


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:

β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10251585.
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10251585.
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia
β“˜ 'Glauconite'
Formula: (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10251585.
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10251585.
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10251585.
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10251585.
β“˜ 'Limonite'
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10251585.
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10251585.
β“˜ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10251585.
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10251585.
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10251585.
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10251585.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

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

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hβ“˜ Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Cβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3

References

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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.
USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10099519 & 10251585.
USGS MRDS ID #TC40158.

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