Modoc No. 6 claim (West Shaft), Izenhood Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Modoc No. 6 claim (West Shaft) | Claim |
| Izenhood Mining District | Mining District |
| Lander County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 57' 47'' North , 116° 53' 49'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Battle Mountain | 3,635 (2011) | 35.8km |
Sec 28 T36N R45E
Alteration: The Tin-Bearing Belt Is Marked By Red-Stained Or Bleached Silicified Rhyolite.
Deposit: 4 nearly parallel veinlets; cassiterite-bearing quartz veinlets, lenses, and fracture coatings tin was discovered in 1914 development consist of a 50 foot deep inclined shaft. This shaft follows the dip of four nearly parallel veinlets. See fries (1944) for geologic map of the prospect ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Rhyolite-hosted Sn
Development: Tin discovered in 1914; inclined shaft sunk 50 feet
Geology: The tin deposits consist of cassiterite bearing quartz veinlets, lenses and fracture coatings in rhyolite along an east trending belt about 2 miles long and 1/2 mile wide. The wall rocks are unaltered, and there is little brecciation As the fractures are discontinuous and underwent insignificant movement. The veinlets have an open texture and appear As incrustations of the walls of cross and parallel fissures. The incrustations are largely specularite and cassiterite
Ore(s): Believed That Cassiterite-Bearing Incrustations Were Deposited Along The Walls Of Fumarolic Vents. Evidence Cited Includes The Discontinuity And Extreme Irregularity In Attitude Of The Individual Fissures, The Absence Of Brecciation & Faulting, The Similar Mineralogy Of Resical Fillings In The Host Rock And The Veinlets, And The Lack Of Sulfides.
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7 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Tridymite Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Tridymite | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10044839 |
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