Betty Mine (Betty and Messenger Mine; Red Wing Mine), Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Betty Mine (Betty and Messenger Mine; Red Wing Mine) | Mine |
| Pilot Mountains District | Mining District |
| Pilot Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Mineral County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 21' 21'' North , 117° 56' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mina | 155 (2011) | 15.2km |
Structure: North - Trending Fault
Alteration: Silicification
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Commodity: Ore may be alteration product of a mercurial sulfide.
Deposit: Ore localized in fault breccia
Development: Dmea contract recommended denied
Geology: Triassic sedimentary and volcanic rocks were folded and thrust faulted in early jurassic. These are overlain and intruded by tert andesite and rhyolite. Subsequent normal faulting ; major.units: mesozoic sedimentary rocks
Rock formation(s): Hornblende Andesite
Dunlap Formation
Ore(s): Fractures In Chert. Also Fault Breccia.
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040298 |
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- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Golconda-Roberts Mountain DomainDomain
- Havallah BasinBasin
- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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