Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone · Havallah Formation;Pumpernickel Formation
StructureThrust Fault, 1
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10040526
MRDS IDM055343
Alternate namesZilkey Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.37072, -117.43375
References
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59.BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NEV. U. BULL. VOL. 38, NO. 5; GEOL & MIN SER. NO. 41BAILEY, E. H., RYTUBA, J. J., AND JONES, R. B., 1984, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON NEVADA MERCURY DEPOSITS.JONES, R. B., 29 APR 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATIONBAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944.