Description
Charles And Jack Humphrey
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formSMALL, NARROW, DISCONTINOUS BODIES
Ore controlSheeting In Granite
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Metacinnabar
GangueChalcedony, Jarosite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Quartz
Other materialsBarite
Geology
Host rockGranite · Phyllites And Limestones
Associated rockRhyolite,Granite · Granite;Rhyolitic Tuff
StructureVeins Parallel Sheeting In Granite
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1928-1930, 1938-1940
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10040291
MRDS IDM055001
Alternate namesRed Bird Toquima
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.66687, -117.01092
References
BAILEY, E. H., U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILESBAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 41, P. 136-137KRAL, V.E.,1951, NBMG BULL 50, P. 25.USBM UNPUB DATA