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Red Bird Mine, Shoshone Creek Canyon, Wild Horse Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USAi
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Red Bird MineMine
Shoshone Creek CanyonCanyon
Wild Horse Mining DistrictMining District
Churchill CountyCounty
NevadaState
USACountry

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Cinnabar

Red Bird Mine, Shoshone Creek Canyon, Wild Horse Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
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Clinoptilolite Subgroup

Red Bird Mine, Shoshone Creek Canyon, Wild Horse Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
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Cinnabar, etc.

Red Bird Mine, Shoshone Creek Canyon, Wild Horse Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
03705410017272052386923.jpg
Cinnabar

Red Bird Mine, Shoshone Creek Canyon, Wild Horse Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
08764740017272066781540.jpg
Clinoptilolite Subgroup

Red Bird Mine, Shoshone Creek Canyon, Wild Horse Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
02703160017272066794117.png
Cinnabar, etc.

Red Bird Mine, Shoshone Creek Canyon, Wild Horse Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
03705410017272052386923.jpg
Cinnabar

Red Bird Mine, Shoshone Creek Canyon, Wild Horse Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
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Clinoptilolite Subgroup

Red Bird Mine, Shoshone Creek Canyon, Wild Horse Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 50' 32'' North , 117° 39' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.84249,-117.66433
GRN:
N27W65
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
60903
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60903:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Red Bird Group; Red Bird Prospect


Located in T23N, R38E, MDM.
Structure: Thrust Fault North-Trending Block

Deposit: Ore/occurs in fractures in both limestone and siltstone just below fault contact. Upper plate is Triassic dolomite

Development: Ore from the red bird mine was reported at the site in a 2-inch pipe retort, now dismantled

Rock formation(s): Star Peak Formation


Ore(s): Thrust Fault

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘCalomel3.AA.30[Hg2]2+Cl2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘCristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Oⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Siⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Calomel[Hg2]2+Cl2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
HgMercury
Hgⓘ Calomel[Hg2]2+Cl2
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS

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GeoNames ID:5510925
Link to USGS MRDS:10046160

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References

NBMG Bulletin 83, Geology and Mineral Deposits of Churchill County, Nevada.
Holmes, (1965), Mercury in Nevada: USBM Ic 8252
Willden, R. and R.C. Speed, (1974), Geology and Mineral Deposits of Churchill Co., Nv.; Nb.Mg. Bull. 83.
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
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