Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSolution-Cavity Filling
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlSolution-Collapse Breccia
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueClay, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Santa Elena
StructureNw-Trending Fractures
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10040129
MRDS IDM054796
Alternate namesJohn Bennett Claims, Marathon Dome, Maravillas Minerals Company, Maravillas Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates29.65677, -103.10194
References
CHESTER, J. W., 1965, MERCURY IN TEXAS: USBM IC 8252Price, J.G., Henry, C.D., and Standen, A.R., 1983, Annotated bibliography of mineral deposits in Trans-Pecos, Texas: [Texas] Bureau of Economic Geology, Mineral Resource Circular No. 73, 108 p.CIMRI