Rye Patch Agnes Mine (Shortino property), Rye Patch Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rye Patch Agnes Mine (Shortino property) | Mine |
| Rye Patch Mining District | Mining District |
| Pershing County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 25' 46'' North , 118° 14' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
58491
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:58491:2
GUID (UUID V4):
40d9169c-84c5-4abc-953f-75c3a24b5ca3
Sec 26 T30N R33E
Structure: Joint Planes; Low Angle Fault Zone
Deposit: Scheelite occurs in quartz veins, in pods and disseminations in limestone, and along joint planes in the adjacent granodiorite. Beryllium occurs in a zone of silicated marble adjacent to the granodiorite, 50 feet wide and at least 200 feet long. No assurance the beryllium is recoverable. Tourmaline occurs in the quartz veins with scheelite. Small amounts of scheelite occur in tactite that borders a small body of quartz monzonite intrusive into limestone. Brecciated and shattered prida shale and shaley limestone, both carbonaceous, are exposed in open pit. Granitic rock is exposed on dump but not in open cut. Presumably, the open cut was for tungsten. Shattered lenses of quartz occur in brecciated prida; presumably, the quartz contains scheelite. Granite outcrops to east of mine. Some yellow oxide stain on shale, looks like pb-sb oxide, (or vanadate?). Fault zone has northerly Strike and shallow west dip. The property was mined for silver in 1917-18. In 1933 tungsten ore was discovered. Small amount of tungsten was produced at that time and in 1954. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept; 3 field observ
Development: The property was mined for silver in 1917-18. In 1933 tungsten ore was discovered. A small amount of tungsten was produced at that time and in 1954. The 1954 production was by charles shortino and charles s. Moore. There was no mining activity when examined in 1-984, although a house is maintained on the property.
Geology: Scheelite occurs in quartz veins, in pods and disseminations in limestone, and along joint planes in the adjacent granodiorite. Beryllium occurs in a zone of silicated marble adjacent to the granodiorite, 50 feet wide and at least 200 feet long. No assurance the beryllium is recoverable. Tourmaline occurs in the quartz veins with scheelite.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!
Select Rock List Type
Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β 'Feldspar Group' |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Be | Beryllium | |
|---|---|---|
| Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10042524 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
References
