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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> | 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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== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [[Lithium]] | * [[Lithium]] | ||
* [[San Emidio Geothermal Plant]] | |||
* [[Wind Mountain Mine]] | * [[Wind Mountain Mine]] | ||
[[Category:San Emidio Desert]] | [[Category:San Emidio Desert]] | ||
[[Category:Mining districts]] | [[Category:Mining districts]] | ||
Revision as of 16:39, 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.