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Gypsum from
Cinnabar Hill Mine, Holy Cross Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cinnabar Hill Mine, Holy Cross Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:285206
Long-form Identifier:1:3:285206:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘLast Hope Mine, Holy Cross Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘTerrell Mine, Holy Cross Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain group, Buckley Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘRegan Mine, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘLone Star Group, Brovard, Rand Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘPoinsetta property, Poinsettia Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
54.6km (34.0 miles) ⓘSan Rafael Mine, Quartz Mountain camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘCarson Hill, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘChiatovich group, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
58.2km (36.2 miles) ⓘMacArthur Mine, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
References
J.V. Tingley and J. Quade (1987) Mineral resource inventory - U.S. Navy master land withdrawal area, Churchill County, Nevada:. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology OFR 87-2
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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