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NBMG Sample Site 1794, Rabbit Hole Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 51' 32'' North , 118° 41' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Humboldt119 (2011)46.7km


Alteration: Strong Hydrothermal Alteration, Bleaching

Development: This portion currently inactive, but active drilling and gold exploration activities going on just to north (1984)

Ore(s): Fault Zones Channeled Hydrothermal Solutions

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3 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ 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
β“˜Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Sβ“˜ SulphurS8
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
HgMercury
Hgβ“˜ CinnabarHgS

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NBMG Staff, (1985), NBMG Ofr 85-3.
Willden, R., (1964), NBMG Bull 59.

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Link to USGS MRDS:10047453


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