Red Cloud Mine, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USAi
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Red Cloud Mine | Mine |
Goodsprings Mining District | Mining District |
Spring Mountains | Mountain Range |
Clark County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 52' 0'' North , 115° 29' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Goodsprings | 229 (2011) | 5.9km |
Sandy Valley | 2,051 (2011) | 14.5km |
Blue Diamond | 290 (2011) | 21.2km |
Enterprise | 108,481 (2011) | 28.0km |
Summerlin South | 24,085 (2012) | 31.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Southern Nevada Gem and Mineral Society | Las Vegas, Nevada | 46km |
Mindat Locality ID:
29589
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29589:6
GUID (UUID V4):
cba8973d-4ed0-4837-963a-b30fa6b16b9a
Sec 17 T24S R58E
Structure: Fault (N30W, Vertical) Potosi Thrust Fault Underlies Deposit
Alteration: Dike Altered, Limestone Dolomitized
Deposit: Ore in porphyry and at contact of granite porphyry dike and limestone. Main ore from 3 shoots. Highest gold in oxidized portion of porphyry
Rock formation(s): Bird Spring Formation
Ore(s): Contact Between Porphyry And Limestone
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
β Gold Formula: Au References: |
β 'Limonite' |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046999 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Bird Spring BasinBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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