Description
J. Y. Anderson And H. Buckley
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formSHINGLE PASS TUFF (RHYOLITIC ASH-FLOW TUFF)
Ore controlThe Ore Is Located In A Discontinous, Easterly Trending, Gently South Dipping Shear Zone. Ore Is Along Hanging Wall Of The Fault.
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Shingle Pass Tuff Rhyolitic Ash-Flow Tuff
Associated rockTuff · Shingle Pass Tuff-Rhyolitic Ash-Flow Tuff
StructureHot Creek Range ; Reg.Trends: North, Ne Trending Faults
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationThe Welded Tuff Is Argillized And Partly Silicified.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1936-1937, 1939-1943
First production1934
Discovery year1934
Identification
Deposit ID10040319
MRDS IDM055035
Alternate namesLydia
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.25133, -116.46979
References
BAILEY, E. H., U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES.BAILEY, E.H. AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NEVADA BUR. OF MINES, BULL. 41, P. 146-147QUINLIVAN, W.D. AND ROGERS, C.L., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TYBO QUAD.: USGS MAP I-821.HOLMES, G.H., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA-IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE U.S.: U.S. BUR. OF MINES, INF. CIRC. 8252, P. 258KRAL, V.E., 1951, NBMG BULL 50., P. 194.FERGUSON, H.G., 1933, NBMG BULL. 20USBM UNPUB DATA