Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlActive Hot Springs Vent
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueGypsum, Sulfur
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
AlterationSilicification, Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1943
Identification
Deposit ID10040450
MRDS IDM055239
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.80073, -118.99266
References
BAILY,E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: UNIV. NEV. BULL. V.38, NO.5; GEOL. AND MIN. SER. NO. 41.BAILEY, E. H., U. S. GEOL.URVEY, PERSONAL FILESWILLDEN AND SPEED, 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 83