Nevada · Elko County
Occurrence

Sheep Corral Workings

Elko County, Nevada, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
TertiaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockTuff
Associated rockObsidian
StructureNw Trending Silicified Fault Zone
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10040575
MRDS IDM055399
Alternate namesGovernor Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates41.15379, -116.639
References
BAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41GRANGER ET AL, 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 54