Morgan and Bush mine, Panaca Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Morgan and Bush mine | Mine |
| Panaca Mining District | Mining District |
| Lincoln County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 47' 23'' North , 114° 21' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
57992
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:57992:9
GUID (UUID V4):
17a43e03-2e6b-476a-99cd-aa0309a71f83
Diatomite
Commodity: Useful As a sound and heat insulator, but not for filtration medium according to 1936 standards.
Deposit: A bed of impure diatomite containing 80% diatoms with fragments of volcanic glass and crystals and fine material consisting of diatom fragments, clay and fine ash. Best material is fine-grained and white. Much of the bed is gritty, contains calcareous nodules or pipes, and grades into or is in sharp contact with lenses of sand.
Development: Deposit was developed by morgan and bush inc., who in 1959 had a small plant in panaca
Rock formation(s): Panaca
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1 valid mineral.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046418 |
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