San Emidio Mining District
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.