Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPIPE
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueCalcite, Clay
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Santa Elena Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10040132
MRDS IDM054802
Alternate namesRio Grande Quicksilver Co., Section 40, Rio Grande Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates29.32261, -103.69722
References
CHESTER, J. W., 1965, MERCURY IN TEXAS: USBM IC 8252YATES, R.G. AND THOMPSON, G.A., 1959, GEOLOGY AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS, TERLINGUA DISTRICT, TEXAS: USGS PROF. PAPER 312, 114 P.TX BEG MRC-73, P. 22.EXAMINED BY C.P. ROSS AND OTHERS, 193CIMRI