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North Section 27 Prospects (NBMG Sample Site #4298), Silver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USAi
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North Section 27 Prospects (NBMG Sample Site #4298)Prospect
Silver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District)Mining District
Wellington HillsGroup of Hills
Douglas CountyCounty
NevadaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 36' 57'' North , 119° 23' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.61602,-119.39570
GeoHash:
G#: 9qg5ejfdw
GRN:
N26W68
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Coleville495 (2011)11.1km
Walker721 (2011)13.3km
Topaz Lake157 (2011)15.6km
Topaz Ranch Estates1,501 (2017)16.1km
Smith Valley1,603 (2011)19.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
307887
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:307887:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Deposit: Active gold exploration in area during 1978. ; info.src : 1 pub lit

Geology: The dumps associated with the caved workings are mostly replacement ore high in pyrite but containing some scheelite. No skarn was observed on any of the dumps.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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References

Moore, J. G., (1969) , Geology and Mineral Deposits of Lyon, Douglas and Ormsby Counties, Nev., Nevada Bureau of Mines, Bulletin 75 .
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