Red Hammer Prospect, Nightingale Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
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Red Hammer Prospect | Prospect |
Nightingale Mining District | Mining District |
Pershing County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 2' 22'' North , 119° 13' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Nixon | 374 (2011) | 25.6km |
Sutcliffe | 253 (2011) | 33.1km |
Wadsworth | 834 (2011) | 45.4km |
Fernley | 19,418 (2017) | 48.0km |
Spanish Springs | 15,064 (2011) | 59.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
438170
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:438170:2
GUID (UUID V4):
9250f58f-96e8-4a6c-9677-243a2bcc844a
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
NBMG Sample Site 2858; Red Hammer Claims
Alteration: Silication Of Limestone
Deposit: Workings are along a highly irregular contact zone which has been exposed between metasediments (mostly limestones) and the granodiorite. Sample 2858 is from the biggest open pit and consists of a zone small garnetiferous zone with minor tungsten, copper and ilsemannite (molybdenum) discovery year: 1920's
Deposit type: W skarn
Development: No activity in 1984
Rock formation(s): Auld Lang Syne Group
Ore(s): Igneous Contact
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Ilsemannite Formula: Mo3O8 · nH2O |
ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Ilsemannite | 4.FJ.15 | Mo3O8 · nH2O |
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
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Ilsemannite | Mo3O8 · nH2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Ilsemannite | Mo3O8 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Ilsemannite | Mo3O8 · nH2O |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10047404 |
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