Description
Dr. W.C. Mcadoo
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFracturing And Shearing In Diabase Dike Fractures Are Most Numerous Along Hanging-Wall Side Of Flatter Parts Of The Dike The Ore Body Ranges From 2 To 8 Ft. Thick And 4 To 15 Ft. Wide And Extends Down Dip For Over 40 Feet.
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueCalcite, Iron
Geology
Host rockDiabase,Tuff
Associated rockDiabase
StructureSteep, North-Trending Fault, Faults Cut Dike; Shears Along Dike Contacts
AlterationOre Is Oxidized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1939
Discovery year1936
Identification
Deposit ID10040313
MRDS IDM055028
Alternate namesBluebird Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.3396, -118.33099
References
ROBERTS, R.J., 1940, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE BOTTLE CREEK DISTRICT, HUMBOLDT CO. NEV; U.S.G.S. BULL. 922-A.BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU MINES BULL. 41.WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59.BENSON, W.T., 1956, INVESTIGATIONS OF MERCURY DEPOSITS IN NEVADA AND IN MALHEUR CO., ORE,: U.S.B.M. REPT OF INV. 5285.JONES, R. B., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 9-14-84.1952 DIREXPL DMEA , FOUND FAVORABLE ORBAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944.