Pershing Mine (Pershing Quicksilver Mine), Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pershing Mine (Pershing Quicksilver Mine) | Mine |
| Antelope Springs Mining District | Mining District |
| Pershing County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 8' 0'' North , 118° 10' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Shafts and adits scattered along a low NW - SE trending ridge at the southern end of the Humboldt Mountains.
Structure: Relief Fault (Thrust) ; Reg.Trends: N 40 W Nw Normal Fault; Overturned Anticlinorium
Alteration: Silicification
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: Two narro W echelon ridges are formed by carbonates cut by diabase dikes. The stratigraphic units consist of shale overlain by black sandstone, overlain by thin layer of buff sandstone, overlain by conglomeratic dolomite. The buff sandstone layer is followed As a "key bed" in the underground mining. Most of the ore bodies occur where cinnabar fills numerous irregular fractures or As disseminated crystals in the unbroken rock. Deposits are folded and faulted into n W trending ridges. South part of area-fanglomerate; north part-basalts. Discovered in 1912. Mining began 1916. Production years 1916-17, 1928-30, 1942-44, 1946. The mine explores parts of two narro W north westerly trending eschalon ridges about 2 miles long. Largest producer in district. ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg
Development: PRODUCTION YEARS 1916-17, 1928-30, 1942-44, 1946
Geology: Carbonates cut by diabase dikes. Stratigraphic unit consists of shale overlain by black sandstone, overlain by thin layer of buff sandstone, overlain by conglomeratic dolomite. The buff sandstone layer is followed As a "key bed" in the underground mining. Most of the ore bodies occur where cinnabar fills numerous irregular fractures or As disseminated crystals in the unbroken rock. Deposits are folded and faulted into n W trending ridges. South part of area-fanglomerate; north part-basalts. ; geol.desc: carbonates cut by diabase dikes ; major.units: upper triassic - lower jurassic sedimentary rocks
Rock formation(s): Diabase Dikes
Lower Unit Of Post-Dun Glen Strata-Dolomite
Ore(s): Fractures In Dolomite, Faults Under Shale
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
12 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Mercury Formula: Hg |
| ⓘ Metacinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Metacinnabar | 2.CB.05a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Mercury | Hg |
| Hg | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040309 |
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