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Getchell Mine

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 USA / Nevada / Humboldt Co. / Golconda District / Getchell Mine

Exposure description

Mehrere Tagebaue (3) sowie ein Untertage-Abbau.

Kind of Exposure

Mine (active)

Geology

Bekannt für gute Arsen-Mineralien: Getchellit (TL), Galkhait sowie Realgar.

GPS Coordinates

Getchell Mine - N 41° 12' 58" W 117° 15' 24"


Getchell Mine

WGS 84: 
Lat.: 41.21611111° N, 
Long: 117.25666667° W
WGS 84: 
Lat.: 41° 12' 58" N,
   Long: 117° 15' 24" W
Local weather information, Macrostrat geological map

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https://www.mineralatlas.eu/?l=1398
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Shortened path specification

âš’ Getchell, Golconda, Humboldt Co., Nevada, US
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German

Getchell Mine

English

Turquoise Ridge Underground Mine (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek pit)

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 USA / Nevada / Humboldt Co. / Golconda District / Getchell Mine

English

 USA / Nevada / Humboldt County / Golconda District / Turquoise Ridge Underground Mine (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek pit)

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Images from localities (10 Images total)

Getchell Mine
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Getchell Mine
gegen Mitte der 90-er Jahre wurde die Goldproduktion mit Vehemenz wieder aufgenommen,; allerdings nur noch unter Tage.
Copyright: eschuhbauer; Contribution: eschuhbauer
Location: USA/Nevada/Humboldt Co./Golconda District/Getchell Mine
Image: 1345498150
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Getchell Mine

gegen Mitte der 90-er Jahre wurde die Goldproduktion mit Vehemenz wieder aufgenommen,; allerdings nur noch unter Tage.
Copyright: eschuhbauer
Contribution: eschuhbauer 2012-08-20
Getchell Mine
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Getchell Mine
schweres Gerät unter Tage im Einsatz
Copyright: eschuhbauer; Contribution: eschuhbauer
Location: USA/Nevada/Humboldt Co./Golconda District/Getchell Mine
Image: 1348258474
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Getchell Mine

schweres Gerät unter Tage im Einsatz
Copyright: eschuhbauer
Contribution: eschuhbauer 2012-09-21
Getchell Mine
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Getchell Mine
das ausgedehnte Minengelände 1987
Copyright: eschuhbauer; Contribution: eschuhbauer
Location: USA/Nevada/Humboldt Co./Golconda District/Getchell Mine
Image: 1345562286
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Getchell Mine

das ausgedehnte Minengelände 1987
Copyright: eschuhbauer
Contribution: eschuhbauer 2012-08-21
Getchell Mine
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Getchell Mine
1997, neu aufgeschlossen: Turquoise Ridge, ein Reicherz Untertagebau, heute in Besitz von Barrick und Newmont Mining.
Copyright: eschuhbauer; Contribution: eschuhbauer
Location: USA/Nevada/Humboldt Co./Golconda District/Getchell Mine
Image: 1346950167
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Getchell Mine

1997, neu aufgeschlossen: Turquoise Ridge, ein Reicherz Untertagebau, heute in Besitz von Barrick und Newmont Mining.
Copyright: eschuhbauer
Contribution: eschuhbauer 2012-09-06
Getchell Mine (1989)
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Getchell Mine (1989)
um diese Zeit wurde der Goldabbau wegen des tiefen; Preises vorübergehend eingestellt. Mineralien sammeln wurde uns jedoch erlaubt.
Copyright: eschuhbauer; Contribution: eschuhbauer
Location: USA/Nevada/Humboldt Co./Golconda District/Getchell Mine
Image: 1345484701
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Getchell Mine (1989)

um diese Zeit wurde der Goldabbau wegen des tiefen; Preises vorübergehend eingestellt. Mineralien sammeln wurde uns jedoch erlaubt.
Copyright: eschuhbauer
Contribution: eschuhbauer 2012-08-20

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Mineral images (107 Images total)

Realgar
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Realgar
Größe: 58x45x38 mm; Fundort: Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky; Contribution: Philip Blümner
Location: USA/Nevada/Humboldt Co./Golconda District/Getchell Mine
Mineral: Realgar
Image: 1263805058
Rating: 6 (votes: 1)
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Realgar

Größe: 58x45x38 mm; Fundort: Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky
Contribution: Philip Blümner 2010-01-18
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Calcit
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Calcit
Rhombische farblose Kristalle, BB = 25 mm, Fundort: Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA.
Copyright: Manfred Früchtl; Contribution: Manfred Früchtl
Collection: Manfred Früchtl, Collection number: 4481
Location: USA/Nevada/Humboldt Co./Golconda District/Getchell Mine
Mineral: Calcite
Image: 1376489968
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Calcit (SNr: 4481)

Rhombische farblose Kristalle, BB = 25 mm, Fundort: Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA.
Collection: Manfred Früchtl
Copyright: Manfred Früchtl
Contribution: Manfred Früchtl 2013-08-14
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Calcit
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Calcit
Rhombische gelbliche Kristalle, BB = 15 mm; Fundort: Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA.
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: A028062, Donator: eschuhbauer
Location: USA/Nevada/Humboldt Co./Golconda District/Getchell Mine
Mineral: Calcite
Image: 1435777838
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Calcit (SNr: A028062)

Rhombische gelbliche Kristalle, BB = 15 mm; Fundort: Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA.
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2015-07-01
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Orpiment
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Orpiment
Größe: 57x49x29 mm; Fundort: Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky; Contribution: Philip Blümner
Location: USA/Nevada/Humboldt Co./Golconda District/Getchell Mine
Mineral: Orpiment
Image: 1263804967
Rating: 8 (votes: 1)
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Orpiment

Größe: 57x49x29 mm; Fundort: Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky
Contribution: Philip Blümner 2010-01-18
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Getchellit in Orpiment
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Getchellit in Orpiment
Größe: 31x22x18 mm; Fundort: Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
Copyright: Dan Weinrich; Contribution: Philip Blümner
Location: USA/Nevada/Humboldt Co./Golconda District/Getchell Mine
Mineral: Getchellite
Image: 1263804786
Rating: 5 (votes: 1)
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Getchellit in Orpiment

Größe: 31x22x18 mm; Fundort: Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
Copyright: Dan Weinrich
Contribution: Philip Blümner 2010-01-18
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Minerals (Count: 75)

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AcanthiteM
'Aktashite'M
Arsenolite PM
Artinite PM
Augiter
Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, selbst gefunden von E. Schuhbauer
(Nevada/Humboldt Co./Golconda District/Getchell Mine)
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BaryteM
BorniteM
Calcite PM
Carbonate-fluorapatite (Var.: Fluorapatite) PM
CassiteriteM
'Chabazite series'M
Chaidamuite PM
ChalcopyriteM
ChristiteM
CinnabarM
ColoradoiteM
CopperM
CrandalliteM
EpsomiteM
FerrimolybditeM
FluorapatiteM
Fluorapophyllite-(K)M
Fluorapophyllite-(Na)M
Fluorite PM
GalenaM
Galkhaite PM
Getchellite (TL) PM
Gismondine-CaM
GoldM
GraphiteM
Guérinite PM
Gypsum PM
Haidingerite PM
'Heulandite series'M
HübneriteM
Ilsemannite PM
JarositeM
JordaniteM
KermesiteM
Laffittite PM
LoránditeM
MagnetiteM
MalachiteM
MarcasiteM
MassicotM
MelanteriteM
MetacinnabarM
MetastibniteM
Meta-autuniteM
MolybdeniteM
Orpiment PM
Pararealgar PM
PascoiteM
PharmacoliteM
Picropharmacolite PM
PiemontiteM
Polhemusite PM
Pyriter
E. A. Holley; C. Jilly-Rehak; A. A. Fulton; B. Gorman: Trace Element Zonation in Carlin-Type Pyrite: Tracking Ore-Forming Processes at the Nanoscale. Economic Geology Vol.119, Nr. 5 (2024) S. 1139-1169. Open Access doi: 10.5382/econgeo.5089

(Nevada/Humboldt Co./Golconda District/Getchell Mine)
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PyrrhotiteM
QuartzM
RauenthaliteM
Realgar PM
Rozenite PM
ScheeliteM
ScoroditeM
SilverM
SphaleriteM
Stibnite PM
'Stilbite series' PM
Sulphur PM
SymplesiteM
TvalchrelidzeiteM
Wakabayashilite PM
WeiliteM
Wollastonite-1AM
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Actuality: 20. Jan 2025 - 18:42:01

Subsidiary Pages

External links

Stolburg, C.S. & Dunning, G.E. (1985). The Getchell Mine, Humboldt Co. Min. Rec., Vol.16, H.1, S.15-23.

Reference- and Source indication, Literature

Literatur

  • Weissberg (1965). Getchellit. Amer. Min. 50, 1817. (Typ-Publ.)
  • Jungles, G. (1974): Galkhaite: A newly described mineral from Siberia found at the Getchell mine, Nevada. Min. Rec. 5: 290-91.
  • Nakai,I. & Appleman, D.E. (1983): Laffitite, AgHgAsS3, crystal structure & second occurrence from the Getchell Mine, Nevada. Amer. Min., 68: 235-44.
  • Stolburg, C.S. & Dunning, G.E. (1985). The Getchell Mine, Humboldt Co. Min. Rec., Vol.16, H.1, S.15-23.
  • Schuhbauer, E. (1988). Mineraliensuche in Nevada und Utah. Lapis, Jg.13, H.5, S.11.
  • Bowell, R.J., Baumann, M., Gingrich, M., Tretbar, D., Perkins, W.F., and Fisher, P.C. (1999) The occurrence of gold at the Getchell mine, Nevada. J. Geochemi. Expl. 67: 127-43.
  • Caubel, A. & Galvier, J. (2000). Le Thallium, ses minéraux, son utilisation. Le Règne Minéral, Nr.32, S.31-43.
  • Cline, J.S. (2001). Timing of gold and arsenic sulfide mineral deposition at the Getchell Carlin-type gold deposit, northcentral Nevada. Econ. Geol. 96: 75-89.
  • E. A. Holley; C. Jilly-Rehak; A. A. Fulton; B. Gorman: Trace Element Zonation in Carlin-Type Pyrite: Tracking Ore-Forming Processes at the Nanoscale. Economic Geology Vol.119, Nr. 5 (2024) S. 1139-1169. Open Access doi:10.5382/econgeo.5089

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IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) EJh_rIZYM0qoQi_8anMRaQ
GUID (Global unique identifier) AC7F9810-5886-4A33-A842-2FFC6A731169
Database ID 1398