Description
H.R. And Ella Humphrey, S. Chiatovich, And E.J. Shirley.
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlUncertain
Geology
Host rockTuff
Associated rockRhyolite
AlterationArgillization Of Tuff And Agglomerate
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsTO 1958
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10040488
MRDS IDM055292
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.86242, -117.52371
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. 152-153.VITALIANO, 1963, CENOZOIC GEOLOGY AND SECTIONS OF THE IONE QUADRANGLE, NYE COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS MAP MF - 255.HOLMES, G.H., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE U.S.: U.S. BUR. OF MINES, INF. CIRC. 8252, P. 255.HUGHES, H.H.,JR. (1941) UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE SAN PEDRO QUICKSILVER PROPERTY: NBMG FILE 258A, ITEM 6.USBM UNPUB DATA