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NBMG Sample Site 2887, Nightingale Mining District, Washoe County, Nevada, USAi
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NBMG Sample Site 2887Prospect
Nightingale Mining DistrictMining District
Washoe CountyCounty
NevadaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 55' 53'' North , 119° 18' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Nixon374 (2011)12.1km
Sutcliffe253 (2011)25.6km
Wadsworth834 (2011)33.1km
Fernley19,418 (2017)36.2km
Spanish Springs15,064 (2011)46.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
372760
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:372760:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Ne-Trending Faults With NW-Trending Cross-Faults

Deposit: An old east-bearing adit, driven from the west in scoriaceous volcanic flow. Fault-controlled vein, highly Fe-stained and coated with mn, arsenides (?) and possibly gold.

Deposit type: Polymetallic veins

Development: Old prospect

Rock formation(s): Pyramid Sequence;Hartford Hill Rhyolite
Nightingale Sequence


Ore(s): Fault Controlled Vein

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