Riek property, Fish Lake Valley Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Riek property | Property |
| Fish Lake Valley Mining District | Mining District |
| Esmeralda County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 51' 40'' North , 118° 2' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dyer | 259 (2011) | 21.6km |
| Benton | 280 (2011) | 37.8km |
| Silver Peak | 107 (2011) | 38.3km |
| Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek | 2,645 (2011) | 61.8km |
| Bishop | 3,806 (2017) | 63.1km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rieck property; Reik - George Property
Sec 11 T1S R35E
Structure: Shear Zones
Alteration: Strong
Deposit: Cinnabar is disseminated in small amounts in the tuff and fills tiny seams and fractures in the sulfur. Sulfur occurs As small blebs, irregular stringers and blankets filling open spaces and fractures in the tuff. Shear zone cuts lithic-rich, non-welded tuff, rubble, hot springs conduit along shear, Fe ox staining, cinnabar paint, streaks and bands of native sulfur. Structures have thick bands of white silica along them
Development: Relocated in 1937. In may, 1940, the property was leased to the western mercury co. Who did little work, and the property was idle in 1940, geothermal well recently drilled at site; well capped, valve installed (1982)
Geology: Sinter blanket exposed in new mud pit; moisture seeping from sinter is Fe-oxide-stained.
Ore(s): Fractures; Shear Zones
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046903 |
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