Maher Mine, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
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Maher Mine | Mine |
Pershing County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 12' 11'' North , 119° 16' 49'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
438025
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:438025:5
GUID (UUID V4):
b8ee5a1a-f963-42a0-8bd2-29ec7abd98f2
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Margrave; May Claim; Joe Claims
Deposit: Scheelite - bearing tactite occurs at the contact between limestone and granodiorite the tactite body is about 300 ft long and averages about 3 ft wide. The sedimentary rocks strike N 30 w, dip 30 sw. Discovery year: 1940's
Deposit type: W skarn
Development: Discovered in early 1940's; most recorded production in 1954-1956; some in 1977.
Rock formation(s): Auld Lang Syne Group
Ore(s): Igneous Contact
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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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) |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10047530 |
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