A and B Mine, Tybo Mining District, Hot Creek Range, Nye County, Nevada, USAi
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A and B Mine | Mine |
Tybo Mining District | Mining District |
Hot Creek Range | Mountain Range |
Nye County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 15' 4'' North , 116° 28' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
40345
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:40345:9
GUID (UUID V4):
e2f37165-7221-466d-aa12-ae401f8fa984
Structure: Hot Creek Range ; Reg.Trends: North Ne Trending Faults
Alteration: The Welded Tuff Is Argillized And Partly Silicified.
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: Depth to bottom unknown 1943
Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg
Development: Bulldozer trenching was done in 1957; diamond drill holes and shafts sunk in 1957-1960.
Geology: Flat - lying tertiary rhyolite flows and tuffs cut by a low - angle fault. ; geol.desc: mine below a fresh rhyolite flow.
Rock formation(s): Shingle Pass Tuff-Rhyolitic Ash-Flow Tuff
Shingle Pass Tuff Rhyolitic Ash-Flow Tuff
Ore(s): The Ore Is Located In A Discontinous, Easterly Trending, Gently South Dipping Shear Zone. Ore Is Along Hanging Wall Of The Fault.
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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:
ⓘ Calomel Formula: [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ Livingstonite Formula: HgSb4S6(S2) |
ⓘ Mercury Formula: Hg |
ⓘ Metacinnabar Formula: HgS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Metacinnabar | 2.CB.05a | HgS |
ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
ⓘ | Livingstonite | 2.JA.05i | HgSb4S6(S2) |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Calomel | 3.AA.30 | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
S | ⓘ Livingstonite | HgSb4S6(S2) |
S | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Livingstonite | HgSb4S6(S2) |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Hg | ⓘ Livingstonite | HgSb4S6(S2) |
Hg | ⓘ Mercury | Hg |
Hg | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040319 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Mojave DomainDomain
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