Jay Bird mine (Garfield Force mine), Nightingale Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USAi
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Jay Bird mine (Garfield Force mine) | Mine |
Nightingale Mining District | Mining District |
Washoe County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 59' 29'' North , 119° 12' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
43226
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:43226:6
GUID (UUID V4):
1091abb0-3534-4b18-8aa5-dac5ee98b03a
Structure: Shear Zone
Deposit: Scheelite occurs in pyroxene-rich skarn consisting largely of garnet and quartz with minor scheelite and some molybdenite. Scheelite grains are rather small in size. Most tactite contains less than 0.5% wo3, with thin layers of about 1.0% w03. Sample 2894 was selected from the dumps and skarn zone - possible tungsten in the sediments and unidentified sulfides in quartz veins and shears. Sample 2895 was taken from the open pit where an exposed shear contained gossan-like iron-staining in association with pyrite and other sulfides. Rock on the dump of one of the n W shafts is an unusual variety of tactite composed mainly of dark green pyroxene with some garnet and specks of scheelite and molybdenite.
Deposit type: W skarn
Development: As of the early 1980s, the deposit was still poorly exposed and inadequately explored.
Geology: A contact deposit along a tactite zone between metamorphic rocks and granodiorite.
Rock formation(s): Auld Lang Syne
Ore(s): Igneous Contact And Shear Zone
MRDS records also have this mine incorrectly in Churchill county.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10043860 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Auld Lang Syne BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Havallah BasinBasin
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
- West Nevada Permian-Triassic BasinBasin
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