Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada, United States

Alternative Names:	Ophir, Pleasant Hill, Silver City, Thanh pho Virginia, Thành phố Virginia, Virdzhinija-Siti, Virdzinija Siti, Virginia City, Virginiurbo, bajiniashiti, fu ji ni ya cheng, fyrjynya syty, wyrjynya syty mwntana, Вирджиния-Сити, Вирџинија Сити, Вірджинія-Сіті, فيرجينيا سيتي, ورجینیا سٹی، نیواڈا, ویرجینیا سیتی، مونتانا, バージニアシティ, 弗吉尼亚城
Type:	Seat of a second-order administrative division
Mindat.org Region:	Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA
Region:	Storey County, Nevada, United States
Latitude:	39° 18' 34" N
Longitude:	119° 38' 58" W
Lat/Long (dec):	39.30963,-119.64962
Köppen climate type:	Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Elevation:	1,889m
Population:	855 (2011)
Mindat Feature ID:	5514428
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5514428:9
GUID:	d829d8ad-8b89-43d3-966b-25d8890acb73

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Meri's Con Virginia No. 1, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 36" N	119° 38' 57" W	0.1km (0.0 miles)
Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 37" N	119° 38' 57" W	0.1km (0.0 miles)
California Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 39" N	119° 38' 53" W	0.2km (0.1 miles)
Gould & Curry Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 28" N	119° 38' 57" W	0.2km (0.1 miles)
Consolidated Virginia Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 40" N	119° 38' 51" W	0.2km (0.2 miles)
Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 40" N	119° 38' 51" W	0.2km (0.2 miles)
Andes Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 41" N	119° 39' 4" W	0.3km (0.2 miles)
C and C Mine, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 39" N	119° 38' 38" W	0.5km (0.3 miles)
Savage Mine (Savage and Hall Mine), Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 17" N	119° 39' 0" W	0.5km (0.3 miles)
Hardy Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 44" N	119° 38' 38" W	0.6km (0.4 miles)
Best & Belcher Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 28" N	119° 38' 34" W	0.6km (0.4 miles)
Clemons and Summit, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 51" N	119° 39' 15" W	0.7km (0.4 miles)
Mexican Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 52" N	119° 38' 44" W	0.7km (0.4 miles)
Central Comstock Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 12" N	119° 38' 56" W	0.7km (0.4 miles)
Hale & Norcross Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 12" N	119° 38' 59" W	0.7km (0.4 miles)
Potosi Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 13" N	119° 39' 13" W	0.7km (0.5 miles)
Osbiston Shaft, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 23" N	119° 38' 30" W	0.8km (0.5 miles)
Mint Shaft, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 14" N	119° 38' 37" W	0.8km (0.5 miles)
Chollar Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 6" N	119° 39' 4" W	0.9km (0.5 miles)
Loring Cut, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 8" N	119° 39' 15" W	0.9km (0.6 miles)
Combination Shaft, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 5" N	119° 38' 38" W	1.0km (0.6 miles)
Julia Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 0" N	119° 38' 55" W	1.1km (0.7 miles)
Ophir Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 17' 59" N	119° 39' 0" W	1.1km (0.7 miles)
Union Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 59" N	119° 38' 21" W	1.2km (0.7 miles)
Sierra Nevada Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 19' 12" N	119° 38' 25" W	1.4km (0.9 miles)
Ward Shaft, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 17' 46" N	119° 38' 52" W	1.5km (0.9 miles)
Bullion Mine, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 17' 43" N	119° 38' 48" W	1.6km (1.0 miles)
Wheeler Monument, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 17' 43" N	119° 39' 17" W	1.6km (1.0 miles)
Browne Adit, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 19' 19" N	119° 38' 20" W	1.7km (1.0 miles)
Mount Bullion Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	39° 18' 28" N	119° 40' 8" W	1.7km (1.0 miles)

C & C Mine Shaft House

C and C Mine, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA

Consolidated Virginia mine mill

Consolidated Virginia Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA

Savage Mine, Comstock lode

Savage Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA

C & C Mine Shaft House

C and C Mine, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA

Consolidated Virginia mine mill

Consolidated Virginia Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA

Savage Mine, Comstock lode

Savage Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA

C & C Mine Shaft House

C and C Mine, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA

Consolidated Virginia mine mill

Consolidated Virginia Mine, Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA

Minerals recorded nearby (within 1.7 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 1.7 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Basin and Range Basins, North America Plate	Basin
Havallah Basin, North America Plate	Basin
Shoofly-Olds Ferry Domain, North America Plate	Domain
West Nevada Permian-Triassic Basin, North America Plate	Basin
USA	Country
Nevada, USA	State
Storey County, Nevada, USA	County
Comstock Mining District, Storey County, Nevada, USA	Mining District
Sierra Nevada, USA	Mountain Range

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