A and B Mine, Tybo Mining District, Hot Creek Range, Nye County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| A and B Mine | Mine |
| Tybo Mining District | Mining District |
| Hot Creek Range | Mountain Range |
| Nye County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 15' 4'' North , 116° 28' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Structure: Hot Creek Range ; Reg.Trends: North Ne Trending Faults
Alteration: The Welded Tuff Is Argillized And Partly Silicified.
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: Depth to bottom unknown 1943
Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg
Development: Bulldozer trenching was done in 1957; diamond drill holes and shafts sunk in 1957-1960.
Geology: Flat - lying tertiary rhyolite flows and tuffs cut by a low - angle fault. ; geol.desc: mine below a fresh rhyolite flow.
Rock formation(s): Shingle Pass Tuff-Rhyolitic Ash-Flow Tuff
Shingle Pass Tuff Rhyolitic Ash-Flow Tuff
Ore(s): The Ore Is Located In A Discontinous, Easterly Trending, Gently South Dipping Shear Zone. Ore Is Along Hanging Wall Of The Fault.
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6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Calomel Formula: [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Livingstonite Formula: HgSb4S6(S2) |
| ⓘ Metacinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Native Mercury Formula: Hg |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Metacinnabar | 2.CB.05a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Livingstonite | 2.JA.05i | HgSb4S6(S2) |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Calomel | 3.AA.30 | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Livingstonite | HgSb4S6(S2) |
| S | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Livingstonite | HgSb4S6(S2) |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Livingstonite | HgSb4S6(S2) |
| Hg | ⓘ Native Mercury | Hg |
| Hg | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040319 |
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