Higrade Mine, Willow Creek Mining District, Quinn Canyon Range, Nye County, Nevada, USAi
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Higrade Mine | Mine |
Willow Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Quinn Canyon Range | Mountain Range |
Nye County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 7' 26'' North , 115° 40' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
40389
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:40389:3
GUID (UUID V4):
c5c50a88-39fc-4568-8697-d20933c1dcbc
Alteration: Silicification Of Limestone
Deposit: Fluorite intergrown with silica to form banded "coontail" ore. Fluorite replaces limestone and silicified limestone near ne-trending fault.
Development: Drilled by union carbide ore co in late 1950's, then re-examined by other parties and mined.
Rock formation(s): Pogonip Group
Ore(s): Near The Contact Of A The Basal Tuffaceous Conglomerate In A Thrust Plate Of Limestone. Near Ne-Trending Fault
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10044444 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Sheep Pass BasinBasin
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