Spar group, Willow Creek Mining District, Quinn Canyon Range, Nye County, Nevada, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Spar group | - not defined - |
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° 8' 8'' North , 115° 40' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
40390
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:40390:9
GUID (UUID V4):
88598f20-eb42-485d-b0f0-d258120c23d5
Alteration: The Dolomite Is Bleached And Partly Altered To Montmorillonite. The Quartz Latite Is Altered To Kaolinite And Minor Montmorillonite.
Commodity: The fluorspar is white to light gray with a purple tint.
Deposit: Small high-grade replacement bodies
Geology: The dolomite is medium dark gray to light gray, medium crystalline, thin to very thin bedded.
Ore(s): Along The South Contact Of A Rhyolite Dike And Limestone. Ne-Trending Shear Zone Along Contact
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
ⓘ Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10044455 |
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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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