Blue Can mine (Bottle Creek Mercury mine; Tin Can mine), Bottle Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Blue Can mine (Bottle Creek Mercury mine; Tin Can mine) | Mine |
| Bottle Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Humboldt County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 21' 30'' North , 118° 19' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
59631
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:59631:5
GUID (UUID V4):
4a5ad50a-cbae-4c6a-9d9f-08d5c4737091
Sec 7 T40N R33E
Structure: Jackson Mountains N10e ; Reg.Trends: Nne N-S Trending Normal Fault
Alteration: Argillic
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: Ore deposition occurs below fault gouge in diabase. Dike
Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg
Geology: Folded and faulted pre - tert. Rocks, tert. Volc. And sed. Rocks, quat. Volc. And intrusives. Steep faults, hot springs. ; geol.desc: diabase dikes cut mio - plio sedimentary rocks
Rock formation(s): Diabase Dikes
Tuffs, Conglomerate, And Clay
Ore(s): Faults In Diabase Dike; Wall - Rock Adjacent To Dike
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040307 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Havallah BasinBasin
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
- West Nevada Permian-Triassic BasinBasin
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