Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPAINTY FILMS, DISSEMINATED CRYSTALS
Ore controlMineralization Occurs Within A 3 To 4 Ft Wide Fault Zone.
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueIron
Geology
Host rockAsh-Flow Tuff
StructureIron-Stained Fractures.
AlterationThe Tuff Is Argillized.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10040486
MRDS IDM055290
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.0627, -117.5465
References
BAILEY, E. H., U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILESBAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 41, P. 154.HOLMES, G.H., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE U.S.: U.S. BUR. OF MINES, INF. CIRC. 8252, P. 292.BONHAM, H.F., 1970, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF A PART OF THE SHOSHONE MTNS.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., MAP 38.GARSIDE, L.J., FIELD EXAMINATION, 9 AUG 1981BAILEY AND PHOENIX