Commodities
PrimaryMercury, Silica
TertiaryGold, Silver, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formDISSEMINATED
Ore controlHot Springs
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Metacinnabar
GangueCristobalite, Quartz, Sulfur
Geology
Host rockAlluvium
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1929 - 1932, 1968
First production1877
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10040460
MRDS IDM055253
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.38518, -119.75933
References
BAILEY, E. H., U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILESBAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41THOMPSON AND WHITE, 1964, GEOLOGY OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AREA, WASHOE CO., NEVADA: USGS P. P. 458 APAPKE, 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 70USBM UNPUB DATA, GALLAGHER