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Sphalerite from
Mohawk mine, Lander Hill, Reese River Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mohawk mine, Lander Hill, Reese River Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1552235
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1552235:7
GUID (UUID V4):437d9537-5627-4990-adf0-9a4ebae55eb8
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.1km (0.1 miles) Austin Mining mine, Lander Hill, Reese River Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
0.1km (0.1 miles) Seymour mine, Lander Hill, Reese River Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) Buel North Star incline, Lander Hill, Reese River Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) Dollarhide Ledge mine, Lander Hill, Reese River Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) Plymouth shaft, Lander Hill, Reese River Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) Magnolia incline, Lander Hill, Reese River Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) Providential mine, Lander Hill, Reese River Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) Southern Light mine, Lander Hill, Reese River Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) Diana Gold and Silver mine, Lander Hill, Reese River Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) Isabella incline (Isabella mine), Lander Hill, Reese River Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
References
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Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
31 December 2014 NEVADA MINERAL STEVEN PULLMAN 1755 Circle Drive NW Reno, Nevada 89509 RICHARD THOMSSEN...THOMSSEN P.O. Box 1656 Carson City, Nevada 89702 Map showing Nevada counties, by William W.Besse. N evada...minerals new to the state being identified every year. Nevada is one of the few western states without a published...well-known and collected localities, such as Majuba Hill. Many other localities with extensive and unusual...Clark County. Walt Lombard0 specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Churchill County Chalk Mountain District Chalk
Report (volume)
~De_p"oSits. 'o.f. the' .· .· · : eese River·:District .ander County. . eVada ···· . ·, ·. ·· .·. " - '·...Geology and Ore Deposits of the Reese River District Lander County Nevada By CLYDE P. ROSS GEOLOGICAL ..._______ ___ __ __ _______ The Manhattan Silver Mining Company and its contemporaries_ The interim pe...___________________ ~- _____ .., __________________ _ Mine descriptions _________________________________________________...of the Austin Silver Mining Company _____________________ _ Mines on Lander HilL ____________________________________
Book
f. MIMING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN i r r i i ; %■... ; 'jxt . 1 — \ MINING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN...LINCOLN 0 ll ; RENO NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING COMPANY 1923 PREFACE Earlier Works. The object of...infor­ mation concerning the mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. No comprehensive work of...peared for a number of years. In the early days of Nevada min­ ing, from 1866 to 1878, the field was covered
Report (volume)
Georgia have been the major sources of barite since mining began there in 1872, 1902, and 1914 respectively...Deposits in Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and New Mexico have been developed extensively...BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL RESOURCES production, mining and treatment of ore, as well as some descriptions...states. State references describe deposits and mining and milling techniques practiced within a particular...mineralized with barite and small amounts of galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, and calcite. Deposits not described
Report (issue)
deposit. Table 4, part B, gives an alphabetic list of mine and properties followed by the deposit name. CHARACTERISTICS...fissure fillings, i.e., deposits in the Sierra Nevada, California (Clark, 1970); Klamath Mountains, California-Oregon...California-Oregon (Hotz, 1971); and Bridge River Camp, British Columbia, Canada (Barr, 1980). They may...likely to be present include pyrite, galena, sphalerite, and arsenopyrite (Berger, 1986). These minerals...ore is associated with some veins in the Sierra Nevada and was locally worked with the vein deposits (Clark
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
23:14 19 October 2014 Vindicator Mine, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado I n terms of sheer volume...globe, they have striking similarities in their mining history and mineralogy, but their geology is seemingly...ROCKS & MINERALS the Golden Circle mine at Sorrento and the Cline mine at Hancock, Maine, and from a vaguely...vaguely described locality near Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut. A compilation of telluride mineral...Consolidated mine at Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia; the Barite Hill gold mine in McCormick County, South
Book (volume)
Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods
Book (volume)
Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods
Report (volume)
it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...E. H. Barbour, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada...........Dr. W. S. Tangier Smith, Berkeley, Cal...North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G. Leonard, Grand Forks
Report (volume)
....................................... 102 District of Columbia ............................................................................ 187 Nevada..................................................to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products, but because they furnish
Report (issue)
TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF NORTHWESTERN INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. By ADOLPH KNOPF. INTRODUCTION. The tungsten...northwestern Inyo County, Cal., are west of Bishop, the largest town in Owens Valley. The mining industry centers...and alluvial deposits at the base of the Sierra Nevada. Similar groups of hills farther south in Owens...feet. Tungsten has been found also in the Sierra Nevada itself, southwest of Bishop. The tungsten-bearing...000, or approximately 2 miles to the inch. The mining conditions are favorable: the climate is good,
Journal (issue)
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY" -T —• - Vol. XXXVII No. 1 — i ■&- February, 1990 QUARTERLY THE MINERALOGY...MINERALOGY OF THE MOH/WK MINE _ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA r O' " •: u. o~r William S. Wise ■rrz... SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Barbara Cram Riordan, Chairman, Third District Larry Walker...First District Second District Marsha Turoci John Mikels Fourth District Fifth District COUNTY OF SAN...SAN BERNARDINO Harry M. Mays, County Administrative Officer Albert R. Reid, Administrator, General Services
Report (issue)
RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA By Roscoe M. Smith Prepared in cooperation with Nevada Bureau of Mines...Acknowledgment -Mining districts Commodities Production Descriptions of mining districts . Alder district-Aura district...district -Beaver district Black Mountain district Bootstrap district Burner district Burns Basin district--...-Carlin district Cave Creek district ----Charleston district_--Coal Mine district~ Contact district Cornucopia...Cornucopia district - -Corral Creek district - Decoy district Delano district Delker districtDivide district
Journal (issue)
by W. E. Wilson Pink amethyst from the El Choique mine, Patagonia, Argentina ............................Oteiza The Copper World and Mohawk mine, Northeastern San Bernardino County, California .................COVER: WULFENITE, 11.5 cm, from the Jianshan mine, Ruoqiang County, Kuruktag Mountains, Bayinguoling Autonomous...with Mimetite, 1.7 cm, from the Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona. Wish Wang collection and photo...$324/three years, (Canada) $186/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $265 for one year Subscription
Journal (issue)
by WE. Wilson Pink amethyst from the El Choique mine, Pata gonia, Argenti na ..........................2020 The Copper World and Mohawk mine, Northeastern San Bernardino County, California .................COVER: WULFENITE, 11.5 cm, from the Jianshan mine, Ruoqiang County, Kuruktag Mountains, Bayinguoling Autonomous...with Mimetite, 1.7 cm, from the Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona. Wish Wang collection and photo...$324/three years, (Canada) $196/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $275 for one year Subscription
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
g{x Spring Creek Area Last Chance Mining District Plumas County, California Gail E. Dunning 773 Durshire...1905 and 1909, the mines of the Last Chance mining district produced significant quantities of copper and...minerals are recorded in the literature from Plumas County. Smith (1970) recorded trace amounts of the element...Map showing the location of the Last Chance Mining District. The results of our study indicate that a...El Dorado mine collapsed adit. LOCATION The copper mines of the Last Chance mining district are located
Book (volume)
and vertebrate remains. The breaks of the White River north of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather extensive...Valentine in Cherry Co., extending along the Niobrara River eastward into Brown Co. The Sandhills Museum in...area around the confluence of the Loup River with the Platte River in Platte Co. is well known for its agates...chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville
Book
stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting
Report (issue)
description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 States...relations ---------------------------History of gold mining and trends in production_ J\labama -----------...--------------Cleburne County ----------~-----------------­ Tallapoosa County --------------------------Alaska...Inlet-Susitna region --------------------Copper River region -------------------------Kuskokwim region...------------------Cochise County -----------------------------Gila County --------------------------------Greenlee
Report (issue)
described in Part A the name, U.S. Bureau of Mines mining district, reference that has the occurrence plotted...of Part B. Al (Alabara Cr.) Gold Rampart district Livengood (11.9, 10.35) approx. 65°35'N, 148°22'W...have been found in 1915, but no further mention of mining or prospecting. About a mile above mouth of creek...mainly Ordovician chert Alaska Gold Fairbanks district MF-413, loc. 42 Livengood (19.2, 1.55) 65°04'N...Gladstone, JupiterMars. Alaska Flyer Gold Fairbanks district MF-413, loc. 17 Livengood (17.95, 0.85) 65°02'N
Book
ARIZONA-IV ] 1-102 [ 17 / 1986 [ ONTARIO] NEVADA] [ 16 / 1985 [ 65-128 265-328 261-336 209-272...On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73
Report (issue)
About 200 km northeast of the quadrangle in Gila County, Ariz., the Dripping Spring Quartzite, one formation...isolated outcrops are found as far west as Lime Hill near Growler Pass. Jurassic metavolcanic and granitic...Such rocks crop out extensively in the Granite, Mohawk, Sierra Pinta, and Cabeza Prieta Mountains and...deposits from Ajo to deposits in the MiamiInspiration district including the Casa Grande, Sacaton, and Poston...body contains phyllic alteration. The New Cornelia mine produced about 45,360 tonnes of copper per year
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Mammoth- St. Anthony Mine TIGER, ARIZONA The Mohawk mine. Photo courtesy Arizona Historical Society...Location The Mammoth-St. Anthony mine is located at Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona, Section 26, Township...later to be named the Collins vein in 1879, the Mohawk claim in 1881, and the Mammoth, plus several other...who named the new mining area the Old Hat Mining District. In the early 1880s a mine was started on the...had to be erected on the banks of the San Pedro River three miles distant. A camp quickly grew around
 
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