Nevada · Esmeralda County
Occurrence

Montezuma Prospect

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
TertiaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlN 60 W Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockTuff
Associated rockTuff,Rhyolite
StructureFault (N60w, 30sw)
AlterationSilicification (Opalite)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10040453
MRDS IDM055245
Alternate namesSweeny Mine ?
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.67161, -117.40648
References
BAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41BAILEY, E. H., U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILESHOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: USBM IC 8252