Nevada · Humboldt County
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Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formSHOOTS
Ore controlOre Shoots In Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Harmony Formation
Associated rockDiorite
StructureGranodiorite Stock May Be Cupola Of Larger Pluton To The East
AlterationHydrothermal; Contact Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10040570
MRDS IDM055392
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates41.17322, -117.47846
References
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY...NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWESTERN UTAH - SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF 1955 - 1961: VOL. 1, SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO, 94105.HOTZ AND WILLDEN, 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, OSGOOD MOUNTAINS QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS P. P. 431