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Orpiment from Nevada, USA

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Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Orpiment

Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Orpiment

Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Orpiment

Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Orpiment

Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Orpiment

Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Orpiment

Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
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  • Nevada
    • Elko County
      • Bootstrap Mining District
Barrick Gold Corporation
Anthony A. Longo, Tommy B. Thompson, and J. Bruce Harlan (2002) Geologic Overview of the Rain Subdistrict. in Gold Deposits of the Carlin Trend , NBMG Bulletin 111 pp 168-189
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
      • Independence Mountains Mining District
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
LaPointe, Daphne D., Tingley, Joseph V., Jones, Richard B. (199) Mineral resources of Elko County, Nevada. Bulletin 106. Nevada Bureau of Mines
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
        • Pattani Springs gold deposit
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
    • Eureka County
      • Antelope Mining District
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
        • Tonkin
          • Tonkin Spring
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
      • Carlin Trend
        • Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict
Newmont Mining Corporation
      • Cortez Mining District
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
        • Ruby Hill
          • Richmond-Eureka mine (Ruby Hill mine)
Hastings, M. H. (2008). Relationship of base-metal skarn mineralization to Carlin-type gold mineralization at the Archimedes gold deposit, Eureka, Nevada. Masters thesis University of Nevada, Reno.
      • Lynn Mining District
Barrick Gold Corporation
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
        • Elko
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Radtke, A. S., Dickson, F. W., & Slack, J. F. (1978). Occurrence and formation of avicennite, Tl2O3, as a secondary mineral at the Carlin gold deposit, Nevada. Journal of Research of the United States Geological Survey, 6, 241-246.
Min.Rec.:20:469.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Jerry W. Mohling (2002) Geology and Gold Mineralization of the Turf Deposit. in Gold Deposits of the Carlin Trend , NBMG Bulletin 111 pp 91-105.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
      • Maggie Creek Mining District
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
John W. Norby and Michael J.T. Orobona (2002) Geology and Mineral Systems of the Mike Deposit. in Gold Deposits of the Carlin Trend , NBMG Bulletin 111 pp 143-167
Barrick Gold Corporation
    • Humboldt County
      • Buffalo Mountain Mining District
Newmont Mining Corporation
      • National Mining District
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
      • Osgood Mountains
        • Potosi Mining District
          • Adam Peak
Bowell, R. J., Perkins, W. F., Tahija, D., Ackerman, J., & Mansanti, J. (2005). Application of LAICPMS to trouble shooting mineral processing problems at the Getchell mine, Nevada. Minerals engineering, 18(8), 754-761.
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Bowell, R.J., Baumann, M., Gingrich, M., Tretbar, D., Perkins, W.F., and Fisher, P.C. (1999) The occurrence of gold at the Getchell mine, Nevada. Journal of Geochemical Exploration: 67: 127-143.
Groff, J.A., Heizler, M.T., McIntosh, W.C., Norman, D.I. (1997) 40 Ar/39 Ar dating and mineral paragenesis for Carlin-type gold deposits along the Getchell Trend, Nevada
Nakai, I. and Appleman, D.E. (1983) Laffitite, AgHgAsS3, crystal structure & second occurrence from the Getchell Mine, Nevada. American Mineralogist, 68, 235-244.
Schilling, John H. (1979) Molybdenum resources of Nevada. Open-File Report 1979-03. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Lieber, W. (1977) Charakteristisch oder bedeutungslos? Die Farbe von Mineralien. Mineralien-Magazin, 1, 17-23.
Mason, Anita (1976) The World of Rocks and Minerals. Larousse & Co., Inc., New York.
evidence for Cretaceous and Tertiary gold mineralization. Economic Geology, 92(5), 601-622.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Barrick Gold Corporation
Osterberg, M. W. (1990). Geology and geochemistry of the Chimney Creek gold deposit, Humboldt County, Nevada. PhD Thesis, University of Arizona.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Newmont Mining Corporation
            • Mega Pit
King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
    • Lander County
      • Battle Mountain Mining District
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
      • Bullion Mining District
Blamey, Nigel J. (2000) Evolution of hydrothermal fluids at the Pipeline Gold Mine, Lander County, Nevada. PhD Dissertation NMIMT
      • Cortez Mining District
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
    • Lyon County
      • Singatse Range
        • Yerington Mining District
          • Yerington
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
    • Mineral County
      • Pilot Mountains
        • Pilot Mountains District
From the labelled Byron Weissberg PhD collection.
      • Rawhide Mining District
Tony Nikischer specimen
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
    • Nye County
      • Paradise Peak Mining District
        • Paradise Peak [summit]
          • Paradise Peak [town]
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
John, D.A., Thomason, R.E., McKee, E.H. (1989) Geology and K-Ar geochronology of the Paradise Peak Mine and the relationship of pre-Basin and Range extension to early Miocene precious metal mineralization in west-central Nevada. Economic Geology: 84: 631-649.
      • Toquima Range
        • Manhattan Mining District
NBMG files No. 29600051
            • Black Mammoth Hill
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
J.V. Tingley and J. Quade (1986) A mineral inventory of the Tonopah Resource Area, Battle Mountain District, Nevada. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology OFR 86-14.
Ferguson, H.G. (1924) Geology and ore deposits of the Manhattan district, Nevada. United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 723: 163 pgs.
Rocks & Min.: 16:22.
    • Pershing County
      • Imlay Mining District
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
    • Washoe County
      • Steamboat Springs Mining District
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
    • White Pine County
      • Alligator Ridge Mining District
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
      • Bald Mountain Mining District
mrdata.usgs.gov (n.d.) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show.php?labno=10310371
Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Econ Geol. (1992) 87:50-75
Ilchik, R. P. (1990). Geology and geochemistry of the Vantage gold deposits, Alligator Ridge-Bald Mountain mining district, Nevada. Economic Geology, 85(1), 50-75.
 
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