Unnamed Tungsten Deposit (MRDS10045314), Buena Vista Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USAi
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Unnamed Tungsten Deposit (MRDS10045314) | Deposit |
Buena Vista Mining District | Mining District |
Mineral County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 57' 59'' North , 118° 21' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Benton | 280 (2011) | 19.0km |
Dyer | 259 (2011) | 42.4km |
Sunny Slopes | 182 (2017) | 51.8km |
Mina | 155 (2011) | 52.2km |
Swall Meadows | 220 (2017) | 56.6km |
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: Scheelite-bearing tactite developed from marble; also locally a gossan-like ferruginous capping ove rpaleozoic sedimentary rocks (cambrian?) taht was explored for Au and Ag
Rock formation(s): Milles Mountain
Ore(s): Contact Of Granitic Rock And Surrounging Marble
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1 valid mineral.
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ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Ross, D.C., (1961), Geology and Mineral Deposits of Mineral County, Nevada: NBMG Bull. 58
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10045314 |
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