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Ferguson Spring Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ferguson Spring Mining District | Mining District |
| Elko County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: Dead Cedar Mine (Danger Line; Red Boy claims?), Ferguson Spring Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA FSW claims (Sheeps Lode claim), Ferguson Spring Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA Sheeps Lode claim, Ferguson Spring Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA Unnamed prospect (FS-10), Ferguson Spring Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA Mouse claims, Ferguson Spring Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Copper Stain' |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO |
| ⓘ 'Wad' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Copper Stain' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Fossils
There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 7 | |||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 279 Ma (Permian) | |||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 296 Ma (Permian) | |||||||||
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Localities in this Region
- Nevada
- Elko County
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- Elko County
- Ferguson Spring Mining District
- Elko County
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Copper–Bull Run–Elko–Indian Wells BasinBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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Dead Cedar Mine, Ferguson Spring Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA