Piri #3 Claim (NBMG Sample Site #4300), Silver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 36' 13'' North , 119° 25' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coleville | 495 (2011) | 8.3km |
| Walker | 721 (2011) | 10.9km |
| Topaz Lake | 157 (2011) | 14.6km |
| Topaz Ranch Estates | 1,501 (2017) | 16.1km |
| Smith Valley | 1,603 (2011) | 21.2km |
Deposit: Workings follow the n70e irregular strike between meta-sediments and diorite. Very poor road with the last mile in a narrow stream channel.
Development: Production unknown but the presence of a loading shoot indicates there may have been some.
Geology: The contact zone has a small amount of skarn exposed with some visible scheelite.
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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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) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10050796 |
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- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
- West Nevada Permian-Triassic BasinBasin
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- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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