Sheep Corral Mine, Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Sheep Corral Mine | Mine |
| Ivanhoe Mining District | Mining District |
| Elko County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 9' 12'' North , 116° 38' 20'' West
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Structure: Northwest Trending Fault Zone
Alteration: Silica Replacement-Formation Of Opalite
Deposit: Fault zone mineralization. Both fault zone and footwall have been silicified and lenticular ore bodies occur along this zone located a mile west of the governor mine furnace, development consists of a 50 ft. Inclined shaft and a connecting drift approx. 150 feet long. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 4 p.; 5 pers comm
Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg
Geology: The deposit is located along a northwest trending fault zone that separates obsidian on the hanging wall from tuff on the footwall. Both the fault zone and the foot wall tuff have been silicified and lenticular opalite ore bodies which locally attain 8 ft. In thickness have been mined along this zone.
Ore(s): Fault Zone
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2 valid minerals.
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| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
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| O | Oxygen | |
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| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
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