Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryBarium-Barite, Silver, Zirconium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR , IRREGULAR , IRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures
Materials
GangueCalcite, Gypsum, Jarosite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
AlterationKaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production yearsTO 1955
First production1955
Discovery year1919
Identification
Deposit ID10040521
MRDS IDM055334
Alternate namesNBMG Sample Site 1467, Mdds 1-15 Claims, Mayday and Shendell Claims and Wm and Uc Fractions
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.56024, -115.74698
References
BAILEY, E. H., U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILESHOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA: IN USBM IC 8252TSCHANZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG. BULL. 73SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION ON OCT 5, 1983.MELBYE, C.E., 1956, GEOLOGIC EVALUATION OF THE ANDIES MERCURY PROPERTY; NBMG DISTRICT FILE 176.MERCURY DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; UNPUBLISHED NBMG MANUSCRIPT.USBM UNPUB DATA