Jackpot prospect, Goldbanks Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Jackpot prospect | Prospect |
| Goldbanks Mining District | Mining District |
| Pershing County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 20' 45'' North , 117° 43' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Imlay | 171 (2011) | 50.0km |
Sec 21 T29N R38E
Deposit: Cinnabar occurs irregularly along fractures in limestone and a segment of the underlying shale. Sporadic high-grading operations durin1943-59 produced a fe W flasks of mercury. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept; 3 field observ this record has been merged with m060495, which has been deleted. This is not synonymous with wootan (as previously reported), which is mrds m242753 and located north of jackpot. Unpublished tingley (NBMG) files and map shows two distinct sites.
Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg
Development: Considerable exploration, including sinking a aft to 80 feet and diamond drilling, but abandoned in 1958.
Geology: From johnson and bailey files.
Rock formation(s): Pumpernickel;Pumpernickel;Pumpernickel
Ore(s): Brecciated Zone
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2 valid minerals.
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| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040471 |
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Auld Lang Syne BasinBasin
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
- West Nevada Permian-Triassic BasinBasin
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