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The San Emidio Mining District is in the [[San Emidio Desert]].<ref name="Tingley1998">Joseph V. Tingley, "[http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/r47/r47.pdfh Mining Districts of Nevada]," Report 47, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1998, 2nd Edition. See [http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/r47/plate.pdf map] for details.</ref> | The San Emidio Mining District is in the [[San Emidio Desert]].<ref name="Tingley1998">Joseph V. Tingley, "[http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/r47/r47.pdfh Mining Districts of Nevada]," Report 47, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1998, 2nd Edition. See [http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/r47/plate.pdf map] for details.</ref> | ||
Cinnabar was found on native sulfur in 1909. The area is "almost certainly" an extinct hot springs and is similar to deposits at [[Sulphur]] and Clear Lake, California. <ref>H. F. Bonham, "[ftp://nas.library.unr.edu/keck/mining/SCANS/0160/01600001.pdf A New Cinnabar Locality in Washoe County, Nevada]," UNR, > 1955.</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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* "[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~215434~5505341:Nevada-And-The-Southeastern-Of-Cali Nevada And The Southeastern Portion Of California]," Third Edition, The Clason Map Company, Denver, Colorado, 1907. Map showing "Sulphur Mine" at the south east edge of the district. | |||
* CE Mackelprang, JN Moore, HP Ross, "[http://ngds.egi.utah.edu/files/GL02081/GL02081.pdf Summary of the geology and geophysics of the San Emidio KGRA, Washoe County, Nevada]," Geothermal Resources Council, Transactions, Vol. 4, 1980. | |||
== See Also == | |||
* [[Lithium]] | |||
* [[San Emidio Geothermal Plant]] | |||
* [[Wind Mountain Mine]] | |||
[[Category:San Emidio Desert]] | |||
[[Category:Mining districts]] | [[Category:Mining districts]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:07, 5 June 2016
The San Emidio Mining District is in the San Emidio Desert.[1]
Cinnabar was found on native sulfur in 1909. The area is "almost certainly" an extinct hot springs and is similar to deposits at Sulphur and Clear Lake, California. [2]
References
- ↑ Joseph V. Tingley, "Mining Districts of Nevada," Report 47, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1998, 2nd Edition. See map for details.
- ↑ H. F. Bonham, "A New Cinnabar Locality in Washoe County, Nevada," UNR, > 1955.
- "Nevada And The Southeastern Portion Of California," Third Edition, The Clason Map Company, Denver, Colorado, 1907. Map showing "Sulphur Mine" at the south east edge of the district.
- CE Mackelprang, JN Moore, HP Ross, "Summary of the geology and geophysics of the San Emidio KGRA, Washoe County, Nevada," Geothermal Resources Council, Transactions, Vol. 4, 1980.