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Buff Peak prospect, Bottle Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 22' 9'' North , 118° 21' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.36917,-118.35750
GeoHash:
G#: 9r7g6en8y
GRN:
N28W64
Type:
Prospect
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
62322
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:62322:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0b952fd7-0e64-4ae2-b254-7a077f582bf3


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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13 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Brannerite ?
Formula: UTi2O6
β“˜ Britholite-(Y) ?
Formula: (Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
Description: 10 micron inclusion in zircon
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Meta-autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
β“˜ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜ Weeksite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Brannerite ?4.DH.05UTi2O6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Meta-autunite8.EB.10Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 6H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜Britholite-(Y) ?9.AH.25(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
β“˜Weeksite9.AK.30K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) Β· 4H2O
β“˜Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Britholite-(Y)(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Hβ“˜ WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BranneriteUTi2O6
Oβ“˜ Britholite-(Y)(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oβ“˜ WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Britholite-(Y)(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siβ“˜ WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Britholite-(Y)(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
Caβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Caβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BranneriteUTi2O6
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ Britholite-(Y)(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
ThThorium
Thβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
UUranium
Uβ“˜ BranneriteUTi2O6
Uβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Uβ“˜ WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O

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References

Willden, R., (1964), NBMG Bull 59.
Castor, S.B., (1980), Field Check Report
Castor, Stephen B., Christopher D. Henry, and Lisa A. Shevenell (1996), Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) Open-File Report 96-3.
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Online Documents (2006), Nevada Uranium and Thorium Occurrences, OF 06-19.
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