Snowdrift Mine, Poverty Peak Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Snowdrift Mine | Mine |
| Poverty Peak Mining District | Mining District |
| Humboldt County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 22' 12'' North , 117° 25' 45'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley | 109 (2011) | 16.3km |
| Orovada | 155 (2011) | 37.1km |
| Golconda | 214 (2011) | 46.6km |
| Winnemucca | 7,887 (2017) | 51.0km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Zilkey; Snow Drift Mine
Sec 3(?) T40N R40E
Structure: Thrust Fault 1
Alteration: Silicification
Commodity: Occurs As crystalline bunches in calcite veinlets
Deposit: Some exceptionally well-formed cinnabar crystals were hand-sorted and sold to mineral collectors. Discovered in feb., 1940, and leased to n.h. Getchell who built a steep road to the main adit, which extends 73 ft. Into the hill. Adits occur both on east and west sides of hot springs peak.. Road not passable in 1985 ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept large cinnabar crystals occur in quartz veins which form a stockwork in sandy limestone which has been silicified and locally brecciated. Schuetteite occurs As coatings on cinnabar, and calcite rarely occurs in the central part of the vei-n.
Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg
Development: Snowdrift property was originally developed on the NE slope of hot springs peak with the development of a 73-ft ad-it. In 1940, n. H. Getchell leased the property and built a road to it. More recent trenching along the access road has exposed additional ore. 2 adits are developed on the west side of hot springs peak just below the summit.
Geology: Small amounts of cinnabar occur As crystalline bunches in calcite veinlets ; geol.desc: attitude of sedimentary rocks: ne/45 W
Rock formation(s): Havallah Formation;Pumpernickel Formation
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8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Calomel Formula: [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| ✪ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Eglestonite Formula: [Hg2]2+3OCl3(OH) |
| ⓘ Native Mercury Formula: Hg |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Schuetteite Formula: Hg2+3(SO4)O2 |
| ⓘ Terlinguaite Formula: [Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Calomel | 3.AA.30 | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| ⓘ | Eglestonite | 3.DD.05 | [Hg2]2+3OCl3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Terlinguaite | 3.DD.20 | [Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Schuetteite | 7.BB.40 | Hg2+3(SO4)O2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Eglestonite | [Hg2]32+OCl3(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Eglestonite | [Hg2]32+OCl3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Schuetteite | Hg32+(SO4)O2 |
| O | ⓘ Terlinguaite | [Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Schuetteite | Hg32+(SO4)O2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Cl | ⓘ Eglestonite | [Hg2]32+OCl3(OH) |
| Cl | ⓘ Terlinguaite | [Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Eglestonite | [Hg2]32+OCl3(OH) |
| Hg | ⓘ Native Mercury | Hg |
| Hg | ⓘ Schuetteite | Hg32+(SO4)O2 |
| Hg | ⓘ Terlinguaite | [Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040526 |
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Snowdrift Mine, Poverty Peak Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA