McCoy Mine, Wild Horse Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| McCoy Mine | Mine |
| Wild Horse Mining District | Mining District |
| Churchill County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 52' 4'' North , 117° 29' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | 192 (2011) | 55.0km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Basic Mccoy Mine Mercury Mine; Ruby Group; Quicksilver Mines Co.; Liquid Metal; United Mercury; Mccoy Mining Camp 0320010281; Antelope; Winona; Tomboy; Mccoy Mine
Moved to Churchill County in realignment of the Lander County border.
Structure: Reg.Trends: Northerly North - Trending Anticline
Alteration: Silicification
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: 1942 - 1943 the material that remains in sight is of low grade this record is an udated version including information from m055450 which has been deleted. ; info.src : baile
Development: Dmea contract recommended denied in 1956 presently producing and developing (1970).
Geology: Moderately folded and faulted triassic siliceous conglomerate, sandstone, limestone and dolomite, tilted and overlain by nearly flat-lying tertiary fanglomerate and rhyolite. ; major.units: low and mid triassic sedimentary rocks
Rock formation(s): Fanglomerate;Dolomite, Shale, Limestone
Ore(s): Northerly - Trending Fractures
Structure: Reg.Trends: Northerly North - Trending Anticline
Alteration: Silicification
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: 1942 - 1943 the material that remains in sight is of low grade this record is an udated version including information from m055450 which has been deleted. ; info.src : baile
Development: Dmea contract recommended denied in 1956 presently producing and developing (1970).
Geology: Moderately folded and faulted triassic siliceous conglomerate, sandstone, limestone and dolomite, tilted and overlain by nearly flat-lying tertiary fanglomerate and rhyolite. ; major.units: low and mid triassic sedimentary rocks
Rock formation(s): Fanglomerate;Dolomite, Shale, Limestone
Ore(s): Northerly - Trending Fractures
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A |
| ⓘ 'Apatite var. Collophane' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Calomel Formula: [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Calomel | 3.AA.30 | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite var. Collophane' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ | '' | - | Ca5(PO4)3A |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Apatite var. Collophane | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite var. Collophane | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Apatite var. Collophane | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite var. Collophane | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite var. Collophane | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite var. Collophane | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Databases
| GeoNames ID: | 5508010 |
|---|---|
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10148992 |
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040300 |
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10246339 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Golconda-Roberts Mountain DomainDomain
- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
- West Nevada Permian-Triassic BasinBasin
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