Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
StructureSmall Fault
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10040556
MRDS IDM055375
Alternate namesSurprise Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates41.11379, -116.61538
References
BAILEY, E. H., U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PERSONAL FILESBAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41GRANGER, ET AL, 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 54