Edwin Giles Mine, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
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Edwin Giles Mine | Mine |
Esmeralda County | County |
Nevada | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 34' 2'' North , 117° 10' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Goldfield | 268 (2011) | 16.6km |
Silver Peak | 107 (2011) | 45.5km |
Tonopah | 2,478 (2011) | 55.8km |
Alteration: Intense Hydrothermal Alteration
Deposit: Cinnabar disseminated throughout altered volcanics
Development: Originally prospected for silica, and a quantity of very pure silica was shipped to the pacific coast
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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
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 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. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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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)Smith, A.M., and Carpenter, Jay, (1931), Inspection Trip, NBMG File 86, Item
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046812 |
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