Revenue group (Kent Fluorspar mine; Cox's Canyon mines; Cirac mine), Cox Canyon, I.X.L. Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 41' 53'' North , 118° 16' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Fallon Station | 705 (2011) | 49.5km |
Lovelock | 1,878 (2017) | 56.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
60932
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60932:7
GUID (UUID V4):
ac862e75-07fd-4075-9848-bd5ac1d0e426
Structure: Cox Canyon Thrust Zone; Intricate Folding, Commonly Overturned Fault
Alteration: Silicification; Sericitization
Deposit: In places, fluorite up to 5 feet wide occurs along both sides of a mafic dike. Fluorspar is typically lt. Greenish-gray to v. Lt. Gray; fine to medgrained ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Development: 45 tons shipped in 1942; recorded production 1952-1957 was 1106 tons. Total production-about 1900 tons. Nsof (as of 1978)
Geology: Locally, the hanging wall is pre-mineral, but unmineralized breccia
Rock formation(s): Kaipato Formation
Ore(s): Contact Zone Of Mafic Dike(?) Fault, Trending Nne, Dipping 4l Deg-56 Deg W
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10045397 |
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- West Nevada Permian-Triassic BasinBasin
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