Mine detail: Jackpot Claim

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Location: Pershing County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.34601, -117.72846
dep_id: 10040471
mrds_id: M055276
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Breccia-Filling
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cinnabar
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
model: 177: Hot-spring Hg
ore_ctrl: Brecciated Zone
Reporter: Bergquist, Joel R., Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.), Royse, Sue E., Phinisey, J. D. (Marcus, S.), Humphries, S. E. (Marcus, S.), Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)
hrock_unit: Pumpernickel;Pumpernickel;Pumpernickel
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_type: Greenstone
disc_yr: 1941
References:
  • Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G, 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89, P. 56-57.
  • Deposit:: HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 274.
  • Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., UNPUBLISHED DATA ON NEVADA MERCURY DEPOSITS: USGS FILES.
  • Deposit:: BAILEY, E.H. AND PHOENIX, D.A., 44, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41.
  • Deposit:: GARSIDE, L.J., 1984, FIELD OBSERVATIONS: NBMG UNPUBLISHED (TINGLEY) REPORT.
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