Water Shaft Mine, Holy Cross Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USAi
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Water Shaft Mine | Mine |
Holy Cross Mining District | Mining District |
Churchill County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 5' 22'' North , 118° 41' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Schurz | 658 (2011) | 18.3km |
Fallon Station | 705 (2011) | 36.3km |
Yerington | 3,064 (2017) | 41.8km |
Fallon | 8,458 (2017) | 43.2km |
Walker Lake | 275 (2017) | 49.3km |
Structure: Nw-Trending Fault Cuts Vein
Alteration: Strong Hydrothermal Alteration Of Host Rocks
Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Development: The discoverers sank a 107-ft shaft and crosscut the vein. They acquired a group of 24 claims which tehy bonded in 1911 to george wingfield. This was one of the most steady producers in the district
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)SCHRADER, F.C., (1947), USGS OFR
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10104015 |
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