Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlSolution Collapse At Contact Between Limestone And Clay.
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Santa Elena Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10040141
MRDS IDM054812
Alternate namesCanyon Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates29.3415, -103.70611
References
CHESTER, J. W., 1965, MERCURY IN TEXAS, in U.S. Bureau of Mines, Mercury Potential in the United States: USBM IC 8252, Ch. 10.YATES, 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. 21.EXAMINED BY C.P. ROSS AND OTHERS, 1934CIMRI