Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlIn Silicified Zones.
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueIron
Geology
Host rockDacite
Associated rockMonzonite
StructureA Northwest Trending Silicified Horst. Faults Trending N50w, 80sw.
AlterationThe Dacite Is Bleached Light Gray.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1904
Identification
Deposit ID10040497
MRDS IDM055303
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.54746, -116.29282
References
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