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Gypsum from
Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1003746
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1003746:5
GUID (UUID V4):cfc39e4a-27f5-4dd7-9871-fd4bb1a902db
Localities for Gypsum in this Region
April Fool group, Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Becky-Mucket claims, Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Black Hope group, Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
5.4km (3.3 miles) Meyer Group Mine, Virgin Valley Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) Black Hope group, Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) Becky-Mucket claims, Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) April Fool group, Virgin Valley, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
72.6km (45.1 miles) Disaster Peak property (Nevada Cinnabar Group; Bretchell Mercury Deposit), Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
94.2km (58.6 miles) Aurora Uranium Prospect, Opalite Mining District (McDermitt Mining District), Malheur County, Oregon, USA
97.9km (60.8 miles) Sleeper mine, Awakening Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
99.6km (61.9 miles) McDermitt Mine, Opalite Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Article Late Tertiary Petrified Wood from Nevada, USA: Evidence of Multiple Silicification Pathways...Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA; E-Mail: mustoeg@wwu.edu; Tel: +1-360-650-3582 Academic...Abstract: Late Tertiary fossil woods from the state of Nevada provide an opportunity for observing the mineralization...variations, several trends are evident. Features in Nevada specimens suggest that two fundamental processes...are evidence of opal→chalcedony transition. In Nevada, specimens that contain crystalline quartz, this
Report (issue)
Annotated Bibliography and Preliminary Survey of Nevada Paleobotany by Howard E. Schorn 1 - 2 , Christopher...Quadrangle Appendix B: Bibliography Cross-Referenced by County/Quadrangle Appendix C: Bibliography Cross-Referenced...groups of the Nevada Bureau of Land Management, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Department of...of Transportation, Nevada Parks and Recreation, the Nevada State Museum, and geologists, paleontologists...Annotated Bibliography and Preliminary Survey of Nevada paleobotany arranged alphabetically by author and/or
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Rehoborh Beach, Del. Petrified wood sand from Virgin Valley, Ne v. From one of Delaware's popular beaches...white sea shells. Rehoboth Beach in eastern Sussex County in S.E. Delaware is on the Atlantic Ocean. "Here..."Here is another sand sample from Virgin Valley, Nevada. This is ant hill sand from halfway up a mountain...mountain. This is several miles down the valley from the carnelian area, that I sent you a sample of before...sand from Naples, Fla. Naples, in N . W . Collier County in southern Florida, is on the Gulf of Mexico.
Report (issue)
District and Surprise Resource Area, Northwest Nevada and Northeast California: Resources of Industrial...Fluorspar 9 Gems and semi-precious stones 10 Gypsum 10 Limestone 11 Lithium 12 Ornamental stone...Location of known mines, prospects, and occurrences of gypsum in the WSRA. Information from MRDS and MILS databases...metallic minerals. To date, production of diatomite, gypsum, and sand and gravel has been most important in...change or population increases in northwestern Nevada and adjacent California. Development of new mines
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
31 December 2014 NEVADA MINERAL STEVEN PULLMAN 1755 Circle Drive NW Reno, Nevada 89509 RICHARD THOMSSEN...THOMSSEN P.O. Box 1656 Carson City, Nevada 89702 Map showing Nevada counties, by William W.Besse. N evada...minerals new to the state being identified every year. Nevada is one of the few western states without a published...deposits, such as limestone, clay, diatomaceous earth, gypsum, and bedded zeolites that are of no particular...Paao ama, Clark County. Walt Lombard0 specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Churchill County Chalk Mountain District
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
towns, Nevada is a wonderful state for rock and mineral enthusiasts. T he geology of Nevada is the...human history. The overall geologic history of Nevada, which spans more than 2.5 billion years (table...Many of the range-bounding faults remain active. Nevada is the third most seismically active state in the...or greater earthquake has occurred somewhere in Nevada about once every thirty years. Most faults are...(analogous to a tilted deck of cards). However, some Nevada faults are strike-slip faults, like the San Andreas
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
uranium deposits in northwestern Nevada and southeastern Oregon, USA Stephen B. Castor ) , Christopher...NV 89557, USA Received 14 June 1999; accepted 24 September 1999 Abstract Northwestern Nevada and southeastern...hosted by peralkaline rocks in the McDermitt and Virgin Valley calderas. At McDermitt, major deposits are along...chalcedony, opal, and numerous sulfides. At Virgin Valley, deposits are mostly in tuffaceous sediments...numerous sulfides. Minor U occurrences at Buff Peak, Nevada, the newly recognized, westernmost topaz Žperaluminous
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist
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Charles Sheldon Wilderness Study Area, Humboldt and Washoe Counties, Nevada, and Lake and Harney Counties, Oregon...Charles Sheldon Wilderness Study Area, Humboldt and Washoe Counties, Nevada, and Lake and Harney Counttes, Oregon...Charles Sheldon Wilderness Study Area, Humboldt and Washoe Counties, Nevada, and Lake and Harney Counties, Oregon...appraisal of the Charles Sheldon Wilderness Study Area, Nevada and Oregon, by R C Greene (B) Interpretation of...graVIty data, Charles Sheldon Wilderness Study Area, Nevada and Oregon, by Donald Plouff (C) Geochemical evaluation
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA; mustoeg@wwu.edu Abstract: For many decades, wood...from Red Hills Lignite Mine, Chocktaw, Missouri, USA. The multilayered architecture of the cell walls...exposure (e.g., some precious opals from Virgin Valley, Nevada, USA) owe their fragility to relatively high...in Miocene wood from Nevada, USA [25]. (A) Lepispheres. Hazen, Churchll County. (B) Botryoidal texture...coating wood fibers. Rainbow Ridge Mine, Virgin Valley, Humboldt County (C). Porous aggregates filling cell
Report (issue)
OF VIRGIN VALLEY, TULE DESERT, AND THE VALLEY SURROUNDING MEADOW VALLEY WASH, SOUTHEASTERN NEVADA By...aeromagnetic survey over Virgin Valley near Mesquite, Nevada, and over Tule Desert and the valley surrounding Meadow...Meadow Valley Wash, Nevada, reveals geologic features of potential importance to understanding the geohydrology...geohydrology of the region. Local magnetic highs over Virgin Valley suggest the presence of isolated lava flows...movement of ground water beneath the valley. South of the Virgin River, magnetic data reveal buried channels
Report (issue)
SURVEY Geophysical Constraints on the Virgin River Depression, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona by V.E. Langenheim1...Park, California Las Vegas, Nevada 3 Cordilleran Hydrology, Inc., Reno, Nevada 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract...lithology and structure of the Virgin River Depression (VRD) of Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. The gravity...of the Mesquite basin north of the Virgin River. South of the Virgin River, only a few, young, small-displacement...distinct from that of the faults to the north. The Virgin River appears to follow the margin of the basin
Report (volume)
GEOLOGY OF THE MUDDY MOUNTAINS NEVADA WITH A SECTION THROUGH THE VIRGIN RANGE TO THE GRAND WASH CLIFFS..._______________ _.-_...____._._.__ The Grand Wash Cliffs and Virgin Mountains.-.---__.____._ Climate...__.,.____.-__--...deposits__-___--_--___-_i_-__--___-_-_-_-__1001 Valley fill _--_ --_----.--------_-_ -- _-.-__ 101 Wind-blown...deposits -_______-_-._-____-_-,Ill Structure of the Virgin Mountains-_-.____-_____^__-______--_-__llj Faults...-_-_._.--.-._.--..-. Virgin Valley._......_......_....._._._..._.......... Muddy Valley...._..----..-...
Book
A FIELD GUIDE Rockhounding Nevada is a must-have book for anyone interested in collecting rocks, minerals...Globe Pequot Press NEVADA A Guide to the State’s Best Rockhounding Sites NEVADA 2nd Edition Essential...and minerals WILLIAM A. KAPPELE Rockhounding Nevada RockhoundingNV 3pp.indd 1 6/27/11 3:02 PM Help...RockhoundingNV 3pp.indd 2 6/27/11 3:02 PM Rockhounding Nevada A Guide to the State’s Best Rockhounding Sites...ion Data Kappele, William A., 1931Rockhounding Nevada : a guide to the state’s best rockhounding sites
Report (issue)
AQUIFER SYSTEMS IN THE GREAT BASIN REGION OF NEVADA, UTAH, AND ADJACENT STATES 1 SUMMARY REPORT PROFESSIONAL...Virginia-Rm. 1C402, USGS National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. Salt Lake City, Utah-2222 West, 2300 South... Aquifer Systems in the Great Basin Region of Nevada, Utah, and Adjacent States Summary Report By JAMES...PRUDIC REGIONAL AQUIFER-SYSTEM ANALYSIS GREAT BASIN, NEVADA-UTAH U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER...R. Aquifer systems in the Great Basin region of Nevada, Utah, and adjacent states : summary report / by
Book
f. MIMING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN i r r i i ; %■...MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN 0 ll ; RENO NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING...concerning the mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. No comprehensive work of this character has ap­...peared for a number of years. In the early days of Nevada min­ ing, from 1866 to 1878, the field was covered... In 1909, E. E. Stuart, Inspector of Mines for Nevada, compiled “Nevada’s Mineral Resources” which was
Report (issue)
DISTRICT AND SURPRISE RESOURCE AREA, NORTHWEST NEVADA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY, AND ITS RELATION... MS 176, Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557-0047 CONTENTS Introduction........................................ Northern Nevada Rift ............................................assessment of BLMadministered lands in northwest Nevada and northeast California. The project area is composed...(RAs), totalling 13.5 million acres, in northwest Nevada and northeast California (figs. 1, 2). The SonomaGerlach
Report (issue)
Colorado, White River, and Death Valley Regional Groundwater Flow Systems, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona By William...Colorado, White River, and Death Valley regional groundwater flow systems, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona: U.S. Geological...(on Plate 1) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Map showing Death Valley, White River, and Colorado flow systems, and study...Colorado, White River, and Death Valley Regional Groundwater Flow Systems, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona By William...revisions from the Muddy Mountains to the south Virgin Mountains in the east part of the section; and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Amphibians and Reptiles in Nevada Author(s): Jean M. Linsdale Source: Proceedings of the American Academy...faunal of vertebrates groups a desert such as Nevada, region report than the other in method of...characteristically the other situations, in in Nevada, of years early under its existence. all...Administration Progress one for each form. to Nevada adopted here, When a kind at least at been...Klauber Dr. Joseph Grin of their field work in Nevada. nell has contributed to this report by advice
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
at 23:49 05 October 2014 Daybreak Mine, Spokane County, Washington T he naming of minerals that contain...autunite aggregates from the Daybreak mine, Spokane County, Washington; John Lucking specimen, Jeff Scovil...crystals on matrix from the Apex mine, Lander County, Nevada; Scott Kleine specimen, Jeff Scovil photo....Hill prospect at Lovell and several other Oxford County sites, including the well190 ROCKS & MINERALS...Acworth, Sullivan County; the Parker Mountain mica mine near Center Strafford, Strafford County; and various
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA; mustoeg@wwu.edu; Tel.: +1-360-650-3582 Received:...that contains quartz-filled fractures (Washington, USA) to silicified wood that contains abundant copper...Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, USA. Specimen photos provided by other researchers are...running Genesis software (EDAX, Mahwah, New Jersey, USA) and X-ray diffraction patterns performed with a...Kansas, USA Geiseltal, Germany British Columbia, Canada Ellesmere Island Arctic Canada Washington, USA Florida
Report (volume)
Virginla--503 National Center, Rm. 1C402, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. • SALT LAKE CITY, Utah--Federal Bldg., Rm....Formation and other Devonian units Eagle basin-Eagle Valley Evaporite 69 Paradox basin-Paradox Member of Hermosa...Basin and Range Province of Arizona and southern Nevada 78 Structure and geologic framework 78 Picacho...evaporites 85 Virgin Valley basin-Muddy Creek Formation 85 Other basins in Arizona 86 Southern Nevada and nearby...88 Eastern Great Basin-Permian 88 Northwestern Nevada-Triassic or Jurassic 89 Western Idaho and eastern
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wu OUTLINE OF NEVADA MINING HISTORY— Joseph V: Tingley a RobertC.Horton _ Francis C. Lincoln 3 . ...Publication of this new edition of “Outline of Nevada Mining History” was made — possible with the assistance...eh aa nearly 48 million acres of public land in Nevada. Most of the minerals, _ _ geothermal energy, and...ahij 4 = Wh A a ‘ a a y 4 Pte Es in Nevada comes from publicland. First edition, first printing...Leshendok, U.S. Bureau of Land Management Eric Moody, Nevada Historical Society é Jon Price, National Research
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find lives on. The contention that the Virgin Valley (Nevada, USA) opal deposits were discovered by Chinese...waterwheel-powered agate mills along the Idar stream in the valley below Kirsch­ weiler, and their lives were about...head at the University of Rochester in New York (USA). According to his records, Dr. Alling obtained the...mine. Lower: A nicely split boulderfrom the Hidden Valley mine reveals precious opal with nice play ofcolor...specimens of calcite and Opals and Pineapples gypsum replacement ("Glendonites") from another New South
 
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