B&B mine, Fish Lake Valley District, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| B&B mine | Mine |
| Fish Lake Valley District | Mining District |
| Esmeralda Co. | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
Sec 1 T1S R33E
Alteration: Silicification
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: Fracture filling occurs in tuff, disseminated ore is in opalite
Development: Property had a 50 ton rotary and a 60 ton rotary{1960: 200 tons per day of 2 - 3 lb ore{1967: producing.
Geology: Paleozoic limestone and phyllite intruded by jurassic granitic rocks. Overlain by tertiary andesite and rhyolite flows and tuffs which are capped by basalt flows. Tert. Rocks gently folded and cut by steep faults.
Ore(s): Fractures In Tuff
Regions containing this locality
| North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana 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:
| ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Reference: NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada; Am Min 64:3-4 pp 1026-1038 |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS Reference: McCormack, J. K. (2000). The darkening of cinnabar in sunlight. Mineralium Deposita, 35(8), 796-798.; Reiner Mieklke; U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Kermesite Formula: Sb2S2O Reference: NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Reference: NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada; Am Min 64:3-4 pp 1026-1038; U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Quartz var: Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Schuetteite Formula: Hg2+3(SO4)O2 Reference: Rocks & Minerals, Nov. 1999 ; Am Min 64:3-4 pp 1026-1038 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Kermesite | 2.FD.05 | Sb2S2O |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var: Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Schuetteite | 7.BB.40 | Hg2+3(SO4)O2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.8.14.1 | HgS |
| Oxysulfides | |||
| ⓘ | Kermesite | 2.13.1.1 | Sb2S2O |
| Group 30 - ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| (AB)m(XO4)pZq, where m:p>2:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Schuetteite | 30.1.13.1 | Hg2+3(SO4)O2 |
| (AB)2(XO4)Zq | |||
| ⓘ | Alunite | 30.2.4.1 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with H2O and organics | |||
| ⓘ | Opal | 75.2.1.1 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var: Chalcedony | - | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Schuetteite | Hg32+(SO4)O2 |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Kermesite | Sb2S2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz (var: Chalcedony) | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz (var: Chalcedony) | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Schuetteite | Hg32+(SO4)O2 |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Kermesite | Sb2S2O |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Kermesite | Sb2S2O |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Schuetteite | Hg32+(SO4)O2 |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Neogene 2.588 - 23.03 Ma ID: 3186305 | Cenozoic volcanic rocks Age: Neogene (2.588 - 23.03 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Columbia River Basalt Comments: Columbia Plateau Lithology: Flood basalt(s); mafic volcanic rocks; basalt Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Miocene 5.333 - 23.03 Ma ID: 2871903 | Younger silicic ash flow tuffs Age: Miocene (5.333 - 23.03 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Timber Mountain Tuff; Paintbrush Tuff; Crater Flat Tuff; Belted Range Tuff Description: Includes units mapped as the High Rock sequence on the Washoe North map; the Timber Mountain, Paintbrush, Crater Flat, and Belted Range Tuffs, and Indian Trail Formation (now abandoned) on the Nye South map; the Thirsty Canyon Tuff on the Nye South and Esmeralda maps; and other unnamed units. Locally it includes tuffaceous sedimentary rocks interstratified with tuffs. It is present in the northernmost part and southernmost parts of the State, and is not exposed in the central region. It corresponds to unit Tt3 on the 1978 State map, although a few rocks also mapped as Trt on the 1978 State map also are included. It is present in Clark, Churchill, Washoe, Nye, Lincoln, Lyon, Douglas, Carson, Esmeralda, Elko, Humboldt, Pershing, and Mineral Counties. Comments: Original map source: Crafford, A.E.J., 2007, Geologic Map of Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 249, 1 CD-ROM, 46 p., 1 plate; Scale 1:250,000. Lithology: Major:{volcanic}, Minor:{sedimentary} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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B&B mine, Fish Lake Valley District, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USA