Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlBreccia Zone Near Andesite Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueBarite, Calcite, Clay, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Natchez Pass Formation
Associated rockAndesite
StructureFault Zone
AlterationClay; Bleaching, Argillization Of Andesite.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10040474
MRDS IDM055275
Alternate namesSilver Queen Mine, Low, Miller Basin Mine, 4eureka Claims, NBMG Sample Site 2674
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.26518, -117.62013
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA; IN USBM 1C 8252TINGLEY, J. V. 20 JUN 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSISNBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.BAILEY, E.H., RYTUBA, J. J., AND JONES, R. B., 1984, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON MERCURY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.USBM UNPUB DATA