Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlSolution Collapse Structures
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueClay, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Limestone · Santa Elena Limestone;Del Rio Clay
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10040133
MRDS IDM054803
Alternate namesMonte Cristo Claim, Croesus Claim, Croesus ClaimsMonte CristoCroesus, Monte Cristo Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates29.31345, -103.7025
References
CHESTER, J. W., 1965, MERCURY IN TEXAS: USBM IC 8252BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILESYATES, 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, 1934CIMRIUSBM DATA