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Shamrock Canyon, Nye County, Nevada, United States


Type:Valley - an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream
Mindat.org Region:Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Region:Nye County, Nevada, United States
Latitude:38° 56' 43" N
Longitude:117° 35' 7" W
Lat/Long (dec):38.94548,-117.58538
KΓΆppen climate type:BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Elevation:2,082m
Mindat Feature ID:5512090
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:5512090:6
GUID:7f2b7a49-b319-427c-9a98-b82fa5d9b245
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Shamrock (includes Indianapolis claim and possibly Crown claim), Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 56' 38" N117° 34' 47" W0.5km (0.3 miles)
Ione Mills, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 56' 52" N117° 35' 28" W0.6km (0.4 miles)
Phillips Mine, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 56' 42" N117° 34' 42" W0.6km (0.4 miles)
Gold Nugget placer claims, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 56' 58" N117° 35' 33" W0.8km (0.5 miles)
Sky Claims, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 57' 6" N117° 34' 49" W0.8km (0.5 miles)
Moon Prospect, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 56' 21" N117° 34' 34" W1.0km (0.6 miles)
Earth Science Placer, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 56' 51" N117° 35' 58" W1.2km (0.8 miles)
Columbus property, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 57' 6" N117° 34' 23" W1.3km (0.8 miles)
North Star, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 56' 27" N117° 34' 16" W1.3km (0.8 miles)
Zeno Placer Mine, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 57' 9" N117° 35' 51" W1.3km (0.8 miles)
Bald Mountain Bill claim, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 57' 16" N117° 35' 48" W1.4km (0.9 miles)
Wire Mine, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 56' 0" N117° 34' 46" W1.4km (0.9 miles)
Sheep Canyon Prospect, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 56' 4" N117° 35' 47" W1.5km (1.0 miles)
Sun Prospect, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 56' 45" N117° 33' 58" W1.7km (1.0 miles)
Alice Mine, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 57' 7" N117° 36' 17" W1.8km (1.1 miles)
Shamrock diggings, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 56' 33" N117° 33' 46" W2.0km (1.2 miles)
Hugh Prospect, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 57' 41" N117° 34' 26" W2.0km (1.3 miles)
Indian Johnnie Dick property, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 55' 57" N117° 33' 54" W2.3km (1.4 miles)
Two Injun prospect, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 55' 47" N117° 34' 4" W2.3km (1.4 miles)
Sniffer Prospect, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 55' 37" N117° 34' 10" W2.5km (1.5 miles)
HM Prospect, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 56' 37" N117° 33' 20" W2.6km (1.6 miles)
Ione Mercury Mine, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 55' 57" N117° 33' 11" W3.1km (1.9 miles)
Copper King group, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 55' 0" N117° 35' 2" W3.2km (2.0 miles)
Lookout Prospect, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 55' 21" N117° 33' 42" W3.3km (2.0 miles)
Yellow Cat Mine (Golden Fleece Mine), Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 55' 48" N117° 33' 2" W3.5km (2.1 miles)
JJJ Prospect, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 54' 48" N117° 35' 2" W3.6km (2.2 miles)
Phonograph Mine, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 54' 59" N117° 34' 3" W3.6km (2.2 miles)
Stonewall Mine, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 54' 59" N117° 34' 3" W3.6km (2.2 miles)
Hg Norman Prospect, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 55' 24" N117° 33' 13" W3.7km (2.3 miles)
Mercury Mining Co. (probably: Lahontan Mine), Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA38° 55' 21" N117° 33' 12" W3.7km (2.3 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 3.7 km)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Basin and Range Basins, North America PlateBasin
Golconda-Roberts Mountain Domain, North America PlateDomain
Havallah Basin, North America PlateBasin
USACountry
Nevada, USAState
Nye County, Nevada, USACounty
Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USAMining District
 
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