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Locality Name:
Willow Creek District, Quinn Canyon Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA


mindat Locality ID: 37088
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-37088.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Willow Creek District, Quinn Canyon Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA": 26
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 26

Number of Child Localities: 26
Child Localities:
Colorado Group [?]
Combined Metals Reduction Co. Claim
Crystal Group
Davis Mine [northern]
Davis Mine [southern]
Dresser Mine
El Cortez Mine
Emerald Mine
Higrade Mine
Horseshoe Claims
Horseshoe Mine (Horseshoe Group; Higrade; Nine Claim)
Iron Cap Mine (Roadside Mine)
Mammoth Mine
Mayflower Mine
Melbourn Mine (Melbourne Group; Goodman Tunnel)
Nyco Mine
Perkins Group
Queen Of The West Mine [?] (Rustler Mine [?])
Quinn Canyon Meteorite
Rainbow Mine (Rainbow Claim)
Rainbow Mine [?]
Red Bird Claims
Rocket Group
Spar Group
Steele Mine
Sunbeam Mine

Latitude: 38°7'20"N
Longitude: 115°43'49"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.122222222222,-115.73027777778
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: Ag As Au C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Mg Ni O P Pb S Si W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteCalciteClayCopperFluoriteIronMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteTalc

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Iron  (*)Malachite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schreibersite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Taenite  (*)Talc  (*)Troilite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2239924,2399259052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212399295509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS412399295516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)123993827770
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl12399411382
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF217239926,239927,239928,239930,239931,239932,239933,239934,239936,239939,239940,239943,239944,239946,239947,239948,2399499617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS123992524243
Gold  (*)CopperAu2239924,23993830554
Iron  (*)IronFe12399421089
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2123992912537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2123992539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22239924,23993861156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12399324894
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P1239942374
Silver  (*)CopperAg12399415186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS123992521482
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)1239942703
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212399383337
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS12399421044


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