Wild Rose mine (Mount Montgomery mine), Fish Lake Valley Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
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Wild Rose mine (Mount Montgomery mine) | Mine |
Fish Lake Valley Mining District | Mining District |
Esmeralda County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 56' 1'' North , 118° 18' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Benton | 280 (2011) | 19.6km |
Dyer | 259 (2011) | 36.4km |
Sunny Slopes | 182 (2017) | 51.9km |
Mina | 155 (2011) | 53.6km |
Swall Meadows | 220 (2017) | 56.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
65038
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:65038:5
GUID (UUID V4):
ada658ce-f1b8-4d64-9597-1c5bed7783fd
Sec 16 & 21 T1N R33E
Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg
The N 30-40 E shear zone can be traced for about 1000 ft along strike SW of wild rose mine. Opalitic material at mine low in Hg content. Sugarloaf peak may be a plug of intrusive rhyolite.(?) veins lacing rhyolite range from cryptocrystalline quartz to clear silica, with some brown jasper.
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
ⓘ Schuetteite Formula: Hg2+3(SO4)O2 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Schuetteite | 7.BB.40 | Hg2+3(SO4)O2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Schuetteite | Hg32+(SO4)O2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
S | ⓘ Schuetteite | Hg32+(SO4)O2 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Hg | ⓘ Schuetteite | Hg32+(SO4)O2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046908 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Mojave DomainDomain
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- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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