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⇱ Crimson Crown mine, Fish Lake Valley Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA

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Crimson Crown mine, Fish Lake Valley Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
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Crimson Crown mineMine
Fish Lake Valley Mining DistrictMining District
Esmeralda CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 50' 58'' North , 118° 13' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Benton280 (2011)22.8km
Dyer259 (2011)24.3km
Sunny Slopes182 (2017)50.8km
Swall Meadows220 (2017)53.3km
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek2,645 (2011)54.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
60777
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60777:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Nw Trend

Rock formation(s): Sand Springs Canyon


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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10040484

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