Nevada · Lyon County
Occurrence

De Longchamps Prospect

Lyon County, Nevada, United States
MercuryAntimony
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Stibnite
GangueChalcedony, Opal
Geology
Host rockDacite,Andesite,Basalt · Desert Peak Formation
StructureShear Zone, N 70 W
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Production yearsTO 1962
Identification
Deposit ID10040597
MRDS IDM055429
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.46907, -119.27766
References
LAWRENCE, 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 61LAWRENCE AND WILSON, 1962, MERCURY OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA: NBMG MAP 7. ONE MILLION SCALE SETROSE, 1969, GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF THE WADSWORTH AND CHURCHILL BUTTE QUADRANGLES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 71.