Davis-Hicks Prospect, Shon Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
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Davis-Hicks Prospect | Prospect |
Shon Mining District | Mining District |
Humboldt County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 23' 10'' North , 117° 37' 13'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Paradise Valley | 109 (2011) | 13.9km |
Orovada | 155 (2011) | 24.6km |
Winnemucca | 7,887 (2017) | 46.9km |
Golconda | 214 (2011) | 49.4km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Scossa Prospect; Great Northern Claims; Big Wind
Deposit: Scheelite-bearing tactite occurs in two beds in the winnemucca formation near a contact with granite. The beds are 1400 ft apart, average about 4 ft thick, traceable on surface for about 100 ft. Average grade of exposed ore in 1944 was 0.75 % wo3.
Deposit type: W skarn
Development: Scossa brothers shipped 32 tons ore to the metals reserve co. Stockpile in 1944, but there has been no production reported since that time.
Ore(s): Igneous Contact
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1 valid mineral.
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ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) 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 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Willden, R., Geologic Map of Humboldt County, Nevada; (1964); NBMG, Bull. 59, Pl. 1.
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10045045 |
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