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Erway Quicksilver prospect, Desert Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 48' 2'' North , 118° 59' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.80073,-118.99266
GeoHash:
G#: 9r56km80n
GRN:
N27W66
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Fernley19,418 (2017)30.8km
Wadsworth834 (2011)31.2km
Nixon374 (2011)31.4km
Fallon8,458 (2017)40.8km
Silver Springs5,296 (2011)47.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
60972
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60972:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


1/2 mile east of Brady's Hot Springs.
Alteration: Silicification, Argillization

Deposit: Painty cinnabar with gypsum, sulfur in argillized silicified tuff.

Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg

Geology: Best showings of cinnabar were around an active hot springs vent that was apparently once drilled.

Ore(s): Active Hot Springs Vent

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS

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References

Baily,E.H., and Phoenix, D.A., (1944), Quicksilver Deposits in Nevada: Univ. Nev. Bull. V.38, No.5; Geol. and Min. Ser. No. 41.
Willden and Speed, (1974), Geology and Mineral Resources of Churchill County, Nevada: NBMG Bull. 83
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