Red Bird Mine, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Red Bird Mine | Mine |
| Antelope Springs Mining District | Mining District |
| Pershing County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 10' 9'' North , 118° 10' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
19480
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19480:7
GUID (UUID V4):
b55a8eb4-a66a-45fd-b696-d90d23f0efbb
A Hg mine located in sec 33, T27N, R34E, MDM.
10-15 miles southeast of Lovelock, in the Antelope Springs District. Known for good crystals of cinnabarStructure: Relief Fault (Thrust) N40w ; Reg.Trends: N 40 W Replacement In Ls Occurs Along Fractures Under Shale In Synclinal Axis
Tectonics: Basin And Range
Deposit: Discovered in 1907 but no record of production prior to 1914. The workings consist of about 2,000 ft. Of adits. From 1914 to 1960's mines in district were worked. The deposits are mainly replacement deposits of cinnabar in carbonate and are localized below the carbonate-shale contact between steeply dipping faults. ; info.src : 1 pub lit the deposits are mainly replacement deposits of cinnabar in carbonate and are localized below the carbonate-shale contact between steeply dipping faults. Ore bodies are of two types. In the first type, most of the ore was formed by veinlets and disseminated crystals of cinnabar in a body of crushed limestone lying between two faults. The second type lay in a pipe-like body that was probably a pre-existing lead-zinc ore body. Most of this ore was ruggy and contained much pulverulent cinnabar together with bindheimite and oxidation products which include limonite, cerussite, hemimorphite and sb-oxides. Deposits are folded and faulted into n W trending ridges. South part of area-fanglomerates, north-basalts.
Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg
Development: From 1914 to 1960's mines in the district were worked.
Geology: Ore bodies were of two types. First type-most of the ore was formed by veinlets and disseminated crystals of cinnabar in a body of crushed limestone lying between two faults. The second type lay in a pipe-like body that was probably a pre-existing lead-zinc ore body. Most of this ore was ruggy and contained much pulverulent cinnabar together with bindheimite and oxidation products which include limonite, cerussite, hemimorphite and sb-oxides. Deposits are folded and faulted into n W trending ridges. South part of area-fanglomerates; north-basalts. ; major.units: upper tri - lower jur sedimentary rocks
Rock formation(s): Diabase Dikes
Lower Unit Of Post-Dun Glen Strata
Ore(s): Replacement Along Fractures In Limestone Under Shale In Synclinal Axis
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
30 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Aragonite var. Lead-bearing Aragonite Formula: (Ca,Pb)CO3 |
| ✪ Arsendescloizite Formula: PbZn(AsO4)(OH) Colour: orange Description: Crystals to 1 mm. |
| ⓘ Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ 'Bindheimite' Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O |
| ⓘ Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Calomel Formula: [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS References: |
| ⓘ 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' Formula: M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ Dadsonite (TL) Formula: Pb23Sb25S60Cl Type Locality: References: |
| ⓘ Edgarbaileyite Formula: [Hg2]2+3[Si2O7] |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ Kermesite Formula: Sb2S2O |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
| ⓘ Meneghinite Formula: Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| ⓘ Mercury Formula: Hg |
| ⓘ Metacinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Minium Formula: Pb3O4 References: |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Oxyplumboroméite Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Robinsonite (TL) Formula: Pb4Sb6S13 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Rosasite Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Schuetteite Formula: Hg2+3(SO4)O2 |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 References: |
| ⓘ Vanadinite Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl References: |
| ⓘ Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite Formula: Pb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Metacinnabar | 2.CB.05a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Kermesite | 2.FD.05 | Sb2S2O |
| ⓘ | Meneghinite | 2.HB.05b | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| ⓘ | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ | Robinsonite (TL) | 2.HC.20 | Pb4Sb6S13 |
| ⓘ | Dadsonite (TL) | 2.HC.30 | Pb23Sb25S60Cl |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Calomel | 3.AA.30 | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Minium | 4.BD.05 | Pb3O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Oxyplumboroméite | 4.DH. | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| ⓘ | 'Bindheimite' | 4.DH.20 | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Lead-bearing Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | (Ca,Pb)CO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Rosasite | 5.BA.10 | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Schuetteite | 7.BB.40 | Hg2+3(SO4)O2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Arsendescloizite | 8.BH.35 | PbZn(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl |
| ⓘ | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(VO4)3Cl | |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Edgarbaileyite | 9.BC.25 | [Hg2]2+3[Si2O7] |
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' | - | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
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References
Jambor, John Leslie (1967) New lead sulfantimonides from Madoc, Ontario. Part 1. The Canadian Mineralogist, 9 (1) 7-24
Jambor, John Leslie (1967) New lead sulfantimonides from Madoc, Ontario. Part 2 - mineral descriptions. The Canadian Mineralogist, 9 (2) 191-213
