Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlBedding Plane Shears
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone · Pumpernickel Formation;Havallah Formation
StructureThrust Fault, Unnamed Ne Normal Fault 1/2 Mi To Nw
AlterationReplacement Of Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10040530
MRDS IDM055345
Alternate namesParadise View, Blue Bucket, Hot Shot
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.35989, -117.45764
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 NO 41BAILEY, E. H., RYTUBA, J. J., AND JONES, R. B., 1984, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON MERCURY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.JONES, R. B., 29 APR 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION