Wright Canyon Mine, Wright Canyon, Humboldt Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wright Canyon Mine | Mine |
| Wright Canyon | Canyon |
| Humboldt Range | Mountain Range |
| Pershing County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 23' 30'' North , 118° 12' 30'' West
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Deposit: The prospect hole exposes 7 ft of contact-metamorphosed limestone. The block appears to be small. Small amounts of scheelite occur in metamorphosed siliceous limestone over a wide area on the east side of a smal-l granodiorite intrusion. A thin veinlet of chloropal, about one inch wide was also reported to occur with the tungsten deposit.
Development: This was the first tungsten deposit discovered in the district, but it has not been mined since a small production in 1917-1918. A shallow open pit about 10 ft deep, excavated by thomas d. Arnold and f. L. Frazier was the only mine workin-g.
Geology: Scheelite difficult to see unless rock is panned. An inch thick vein of chloropal was found.
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2 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Nontronite Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O References: |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Nontronite | 9.EC.40 | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10044133 |
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