Description
James And Arnold Scossa
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model104: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractures In Diabase And Tuff Wall-Rock
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiabase,Tuff · Tuffs And Clays;Tuffs, Conglomerate And Sandstone
Associated rockDiabase · Diabase Dikes;Basalt
StructureMajor N-Trending, Steeply Dipping Faults ; Reg.Trends: Nne, Fracturing In Dike And Wall-Rock
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationDikes Are Argillized; As Well As Wall Rocks
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1937
Discovery year1937
Identification
Deposit ID10040316
MRDS IDM055031
Alternate namesScossa Mine, NBMG Sample Site 2437
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.35099, -118.3296
References
ROBERTS, R.J., 1940, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE BOTTLE CREEK DISTRICT, HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; USGS. BULL 922-A.BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES. BULL. 41WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59.JONES, R. B., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 9-14-84.