Red Bird Mine, Shoshone Creek Canyon, Wild Horse Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USAi
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Red Bird Mine | Mine |
Shoshone Creek Canyon | Canyon |
Wild Horse Mining District | Mining District |
Churchill County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 50' 32'' North , 117° 39' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
60903
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60903:5
GUID (UUID V4):
3ffb7c07-210b-4c63-9e7b-05455125d2d8
Located in T23N, R38E, MDM.
Structure: Thrust Fault North-Trending Block
Deposit: Ore/occurs in fractures in both limestone and siltstone just below fault contact. Upper plate is Triassic dolomite
Development: Ore from the red bird mine was reported at the site in a 2-inch pipe retort, now dismantled
Rock formation(s): Star Peak Formation
Ore(s): Thrust Fault
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Calomel Formula: [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
β Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
β 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' Formula: M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
β Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 |
β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Calomel | 3.AA.30 | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
β | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' | - | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 Β· 20H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
O | β Cristobalite | SiO2 |
O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
Si | β Cristobalite | SiO2 |
Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | β Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046160 |
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