Sheol Claims, Sulphur Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sheol Claims | Claim |
| Sulphur Mining District | Mining District |
| Humboldt County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 52' 39'' North , 118° 40' 43'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Humboldt | 119 (2011) | 47.2km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Walker Group; Sheol
Alteration: Strong Hydrothermal Alteration
Deposit: Mercury ore occurs in a sequence of fine conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and tuffaceous sediments. In the mineralized area, the rocks are brecciated, silicified and leached -and consist of opal and chalcedony fragments. Cinnabar occurs as patchy disseminations and coatings on sulfur crystals and as coatings on breccia clasts. Veins of alunite and opal also contain cinnabar. Surface workings ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept; 3 field observ
Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg
Development: Although sulphur has been recovered at the nevada sulphur mine since the late 1870's, and the presence of cinnabar was noted, no attempt was made to recover the mercury until 1941, at which time a small 2-pipe retort erected by hansen, reed and miller failed to recover any mercury. In 1943 j. D. Edmondson, after retorting several flasks, installed a 15-ton rotary furnace and recovered 70 flasks from ore containing 7-12 l-b/ton. Some ore was processed by h. C. Crofoot in the 1950's by using a flotation process to separate cinnabar and sulphur.
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2 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Bailey, E. H. and Phoenix, D. A., (1944), NBMG Bull 41
Willden, (1964), Geology and Mineral Deposits of Humboldt County, Nevada: NBMG Bull. 59
Gallagher, (1967), Nevada Mines, Mills, and Smelters - in Operation As of July 1, 1967: State Inspector of Mines, Carson City, Nevada, 16 P.
Bailey, E. H., Rytuba, J. J. and Jones, R. B., (1984), NBMG Data on Mercury Deposits of Nevada- Unpublished.
Papke, K. G., and Quade, Jack, (1984), Field Examination of the Sulphur District
NBMG Staff, (1985), NBMG Ofr 85-3.
USBM Staff, (1965), USBM Ic 8252, P. 270.
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10040524 |
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