Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPODS, LENSES ALONG FAULT 2 ONE
Ore controlGouge Zone With Seams And Disseminations
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Stibnite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Havallah Formation;Pumpernickel Formation
StructureReg.Struct: Thrust Fault, Folding ; Reg.Trends: Nne, Fault, Parallel To Sedimentary Bedding. The Fault Is Locally Multiple And In Places Dies Out Only To Reappear A Few Feet Above Or Below With Small Displ-Acement. The Plan Of The Fault Is Arcuate
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1940-1941, 1944-1945, 1948
First production1940
Discovery year1936
Identification
Deposit ID10040304
MRDS IDM055016
Alternate namesCherry Blossom, NBMG Sample Site 2450
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.34628, -117.45764
References
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEV.; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59.BAILEY, E.H, AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NEV. U. BULL., V.38, NO.5, GEOL AND MIN. SER. NO. 41.VANDERBURG, O., 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; U.S.B.M. INF CIRC. 6995JONES, R. B., 25 APR 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.BAILEY, E. H., RYTUBA, J. J. AND JONES, R. B., 1984, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON MERCURY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.USBM UNPUB DATA