Castle Rock mine, Gilbert Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Castle Rock mine | Mine |
| Gilbert Mining District | Mining District |
| Esmeralda County | County |
| Nevada | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 5' 7'' North , 117° 44' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Peak | 107 (2011) | 38.0km |
| Mina | 155 (2011) | 46.3km |
| Dyer | 259 (2011) | 54.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
60804
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60804:5
GUID (UUID V4):
32d4589a-f2e5-4496-a8f1-8c1ecfe8b491
Deposit type: Hot-spring Hg
Cinnabar occurs in the breccia vein in fractures and shears that cut the chalcedony. A small amount of stibnite occurs in a breccia zone in the slope above the mercury deposit. A short trench and adit SW of the shaft explores a locally silicified rib of andesite tuff which trends N 65 W, dipping 70 NE, where cinnabar fills fractures and open spaces in silicified andesite.
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6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| β 'Clay minerals' |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| β Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| β | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046652 |
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