Boulder City deposit, Las Vegas Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Boulder City deposit | Deposit |
Las Vegas Mining District | Mining District |
Clark County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 56' 44'' North , 114° 47' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Boulder City | 15,551 (2017) | 5.2km |
Henderson | 285,667 (2017) | 20.1km |
Whitney | 38,585 (2015) | 27.8km |
Winchester | 27,978 (2011) | 35.9km |
Paradise | 223,167 (2011) | 36.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Southern Nevada Gem and Mineral Society | Las Vegas, Nevada | 40km |
Mindat Locality ID:
61487
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:61487:9
GUID (UUID V4):
7f0fd495-2497-49c0-86d4-5d9e4c55fc3d
Sec 23 24 T23S R64E
Deposit: Owned by the city of boulder city nevada in 1975. Whitehead owned claims containing the deposit in 19?? unidentified manganese minerals in wad ore. Manganese is dispersed in pockets and lenses throu. Grade quantity matrix water content not available. Matrix 50 percent probability by evaluator 1977. General location is approx. 39 km SE of las vegas. Previous evaluator was mcmahan. No mill on site. General size of ore body is medium.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ 'Wad' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Wad' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10149339 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
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- Mojave DomainDomain
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