Mammoth prospect, Washiki Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mammoth prospect | Prospect |
| Washiki Mining District | Mining District |
| Pershing County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 40' 40'' North , 117° 37' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Golconda | 214 (2011) | 32.6km |
| Winnemucca | 7,887 (2017) | 34.1km |
Sec 14 T33N R38E
Deposit: Earliest known claims located in 1952, some of claims relocated in 1975. Developed by shallow trenches and pits ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Development: Some claims relocated in 1975
Geology: The deposit consists of small lenses of high-grade fluorspar in limestone & argillite. Main fluorspar vein occurs along a nw-trending fault zone. Most of vein contains no fluorite, but fluorite-rich portions occur in several places. Main fluorspar body has podlike shape about 10 ft. Long and 5-2 ft. Wide. Irregular & mostly random fluorspar veinlets are abundant for about 3 ft. In hanging wall.
Rock formation(s): Valmy Formation
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2 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10042632 |
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Mammoth prospect, Washiki Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA