Mercury Pit, Sulphur Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mercury Pit | Mine |
| Sulphur Mining District | Mining District |
| Humboldt County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 52' 11'' North , 118° 41' 26'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Humboldt | 119 (2011) | 47.4km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
May Cove R Area of Shoel Pit; Nevada Sulphur Company Mine
Structure: Sulfur-Producing Zone Bounded On East And West By Major Faults
Alteration: Strong Alteration; Silicification, Opalization; Argillization, Alunitization
Commodity: Produced screened sulfur (unknown tonnage) prior to 1966-mostly for agricultural uses
Deposit: Sulfur occurs As disseminated grains, preferential replacement of conglomerate matrix, irregular veins and masses, coatings on fracture surfaces. In this pit, all rocks are altered, with silicification, opalitization and some kaolinization the principal types. Sulfur occurs in a number of areas up to about 25 ft across; the intervening areas have no sulfur. On the east side of the pit a red-stained, kaolinized tuff-breccia (sample 2708) containing some sulfur overlies white material (sample 2709) that contains no sulfur and consists of silica with minor anhydrite and pyrophyllite (?) sample 2707 is less altered material with abundant sulfur. Discovery year: 1870's
Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg
Development: Inactive when examined in 1984. Extensively drilled in 1966. Production of sulfur prior to 1966.
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10047460 |
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