F & L mine, Fish Lake Valley Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| F & L mine | Mine |
| Fish Lake Valley Mining District | Mining District |
| Esmeralda County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 53' 59'' North , 118° 14' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Benton | 280 (2011) | 22.3km |
| Dyer | 259 (2011) | 30.2km |
| Sunny Slopes | 182 (2017) | 52.8km |
| Mina | 155 (2011) | 55.8km |
| Swall Meadows | 220 (2017) | 56.1km |
Sec 36 T1N R33E
Structure: Ne-Trending Faults. Major Structures Are: N 30 E, 65 Nw; N 40 E, 65 Se; N 10 W, 65 Sw; N 10-20w
Alteration: Opalization, Silicification
Deposit: Two small opalite bodies, one 60 x 20 ft. And the other 80 x 100 fft. Cinnabar is disseminated in the most opalized rock with little continiuty. Entire top of hill appears to have been a hot springs conduit, apparently controlled by a n30e shar zone no W occupied by soft leached rock with fluffy silica in open spaces. Some hg minerals (hgcl and cinnnabar) on fracture coatings, and clear silica coats the hg minerals. Areas of soft fluffy silica As pipes around opalite blocks.
Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg
Development: Lessee was developing the mine in 1942 and 1943. Previously, handsorted ore was treated in a 2-pipe retort yielding a total of less than 10 flasks mercury in 1936 and 1941. U.s. Steel active in 1982 doing geologic mapping; USBM geologist on property in 1982 doing survey for wilderness program.
Rock formation(s): Rhyolite Of Sugarloaf Canyon
Rhyolite Of Sugarloaf Canyon
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3 valid minerals.
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| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046900 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046900 |
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