Empire mine, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Empire mine | Mine |
| Antelope Springs Mining District | Mining District |
| Pershing County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 8' 50'' North , 118° 11' 30'' West
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Structure: Vein; Overturned Anticlinorium; Nw Faults; Shear Zone
Alteration: Replacement
Deposit: A vein 1 to 3 in wide is exposed at the shaft. The open pit north of the shaft contains stibnite and cinnabar in gouge. These minerals also occur As replacements along fractures. Stibnite occurs As small pods, blebs and veinlets in quartz and calcite. The mine is developed by a 20-foot shaft and two open cuts. A vein 1 to 3 inches in width is exposed in the shaft 400 ft. North of the road. The open pit north of the shaft contains stibnite and cinnabar in gouge. These minerals also occur between the shaft and open cut As replacements along fractures in a breccia of limestone fragments recemented by dolomite. Pershing and montgomery mines are on the strike of this vein. ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg
Geology: Stibnite occurs As small pods, blebs, and veinlets in quartz and calcite associated with cinnabar.
Rock formation(s): Lower Unit Of Post-Dun Glen Formation
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5 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| 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 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040587 |
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