Nevada · Esmeralda County
Past Producer

Castle Rock Prospect

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
MercuryAntimony
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Stibnite
GangueChalcedony, Jarosite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
StructureWnw Fault
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1928
Discovery year1928
Identification
Deposit ID10040454
MRDS IDM055246
Alternate namesHoward Ground Au, West Side Cinnabar, North End Cinnabar
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.08549, -117.74732
References
BAILEY, E. H., U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILESBAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG. BULL. 41LAWRENCE, 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 61