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Native Mercury from
Red Bird Mine, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Mercury
Formula:Hg
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cinnabar1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Mercury data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Bird Mine, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:287331
Long-form Identifier:1:3:287331:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Mercury
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘPershing Mine (Pershing Quicksilver Mine), Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘKaolinite Mine (Walker Mine), Spring Valley Mining District, Humboldt Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘLittle Linda Mine (Cowan Mine), Spring Valley Mining District, Humboldt Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘCinnabar City Mine (King George Mine), Spring Valley Mining District, Humboldt Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘHillside Mine, Spring Valley Mining District, Humboldt Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘHumboldt, Imlay Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘGoldbanks mine, Goldbanks Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
References
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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