Stall Quicksilver prospect, Rebel Creek Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Stall Quicksilver prospect | Prospect |
| Rebel Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Humboldt County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 44' 8'' North , 117° 38' 53'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Orovada | 155 (2011) | 21.7km |
| Paradise Valley | 109 (2011) | 28.5km |
| McDermitt | 172 (2011) | 29.7km |
Sec 31 T45N R39E
Structure: Faults
Alteration: Silicification, Clay Alteration
Deposit: Panning of surface soils in the mine area indicate up to 0.1 % hg is present in an area 1000 ft by 100 ft placer cinnabar was discovered in stream gravel in 1913 and soon thereafter, a shallow shaft was sunk in the stream bed. In 1941, the bradley mining co. Explored it with no production. In 1941, lessees installed a 4-pipe retort and produced some hg from sorted ore. Development consists of 2 50-ft shafts connected with short drifts, As well As surface cuts and short adits ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept; 3 field observ
Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg
Geology: Cinnabar occurs As fracture fillings and disseminated crystals in rhyolite and altered tuff. The soil pans cinnabar for several hundred yards up-canyon from the principal workings
Ore(s): Fractures
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3 valid minerals.
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| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | ⓘ Mercury | Hg |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10103792 |
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- Northern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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