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Locality Name:
Ruby Valley District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA


mindat Locality ID: 29914
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29914.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ruby Valley District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Anna D
Battle Creek Mine (Noonday Mine; High Ore Mine; Bowring Mine; Friday Mine; Crescent Mine; Ruby Valley Mine; Galenite Claims; Battle Creek Group; BC Claims)
Copper King Mine
Fawn Creek Prospect
M. W. Young Property
Robinson Creek Beryl Prospect
Sulphur Hot Spring

Latitude: 40°33'20"N
Longitude: 115°20'45"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.555555555556,-115.34583333333
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Be C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn O Pb S Si W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Cu H Mn O Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayGarnetMalachiteMicaNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphalerite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Galena  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Malachite  (*)Opal  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812364414286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)123643727770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22236437,23643827198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612364374135
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS123643724243
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O12364371689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)601066
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12364422994
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212364372273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22236437,23643939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812364379056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23236437,236438,23643961156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2236437,2364394894
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS123643721482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22236437,2364382562


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