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Eclipse Group, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 33' 58'' North , 117° 10' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.56634,-117.16897
GeoHash:
G#: 9qstty8pv
GRN:
N26W66
Type:
Claim
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Goldfield268 (2011)16.9km
Silver Peak107 (2011)46.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
428758
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:428758:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ralston Quicksilver Prospect


Alteration: Alteration Of Igneous Lavas By Hot Spring And Gas Action

Deposit: Snowy mass of pulvurent silica and alunite containing skeletal bodies of chert which hold it together. In some of the joints and fissures cinnabar was deposited, also sulphur

Development: 4 claims; first work done for silica by dick brothers, canadians living in goldfield, idle for a time; then smith relocated claims in 1930 since which time they have lengthened the tunnel and done some drifting

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘSulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
OOxygen
Oⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
SSulfur
Sⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ SulphurS8
KPotassium
Kⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS

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References

Smith, A.M. and Carpenter, Jay, (1931), Inspection Trip, NBMG File 86, Item 1
USBM (1979), Mils Data
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