Nevada · Nye County
Occurrence

Trojan Prospect

Nye County, Nevada, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formSMALL SEAMS
Ore controlNo Information
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockWelded Tuff
Associated rockWelded Tuff
StructureAndesite-Rhyolite Contact
AlterationThe Tuff Is Sheared And Bleached.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10040593
MRDS IDM055425
Alternate namesSouth View, Southview Property
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.6327, -117.91094
References
HOLMES, G.H. JR., 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE U.S.: U.S. BUR. OF MINES, INF. CIRC. 8252, P. 285LAWRENCE AND WILSON, 1962, MERCURY OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA: NBMG MAP 7. ONE MILLION SCALE SET.KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NBMG, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.