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Ruth mine, Churchill Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USAi
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Ruth mineMine
Churchill Mining DistrictMining District
Lyon CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 19' 44'' North , 119° 16' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.32906,-119.28275
GeoHash:
G#: 9qgptxsuq
GRN:
N27W66
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Stagecoach1,874 (2011)9.3km
Silver Springs5,296 (2011)10.8km
Dayton8,964 (2011)28.6km
Fernley19,418 (2017)31.1km
Virginia City855 (2011)31.6km
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ClubLocationDistance
Great Basin Gem & Mineral ClubCarson City, Nevada46km
High Desert RockersCarson City, Nevada46km
Mindat Locality ID:
65022
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:65022:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
B. H. and V. Mine, Rainbow Group, Churchill Butte Mine, Ruth No.1 Mine, NBMG Sample Site No. 4291


Tectonics: Several Fault Systems Cutting Metamorphic Rock

Deposit: Nbmg sample # 4291 of the limited remaining skarn showed good visible scheelite. ; info.src : 1 pub lit

Development: ECON.COM: LESS THAN $10,000 FROM 400 TONS. (QUADE, 1989)

Geology: Scheelite is disseminated in skarn & silicated limestone beds 2 to 6 ft. Thick, near the granite contact.

Ore(s): Intrusive Contact, Fault-Fracture

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Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)

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OOxygen
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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References

Quade, Jack, NBMG Sample Site# (4291) Visit, July 6, 1989.
Johnson, A.C., and Benson, W.T., Tungsten Resources of Nevada, (1963), U.S.B.M., Unpublished Report from NBMG Files
Stager,h.K. & Tingley, J.V., (1988), Tungsten Deposits in Nevada: NBMG Bull. 105, P.111.
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