Nevada · Nye County
Occurrence
Diamondfield Property
Nye County, Nevada, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
Tertiary
Mercury
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
ISOLATED CRYSTALS, AGGREGATES
Materials
Ore minerals
Cinnabar
Geology
Host rock
Andesite
Associated rock
Andesite
Structure
Shear Zone
Alteration
Silicification, Alunization
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1908
Identification
Deposit ID
10040498
MRDS ID
M055304
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
37.74162, -117.16035
References
BAILEY, E. H., U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILESBAILEY, E.H. AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41, P. 144-145.