Pershing titanium placers, Scossa Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pershing titanium placers | Group of Placers |
| Scossa Mining District | Mining District |
| Pershing County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 42' 59'' North , 118° 35' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Placers
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
58695
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:58695:6
GUID (UUID V4):
5292cf9a-e387-462f-857f-bfeafa0d8e06
Sec 16 T33N R30E
Deposit: Assays of more than 20 samples varied from less than 1.0% to 1.6% tio2. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept; 3 field observ
Development: 16 placer claims. No activity at time of examination in 1984.
Geology: Geol.desc: placer-modern-fluvial
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | β Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ti | β Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10068504 |
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