Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlHot Springs And Fumaroles
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Metacinnabar
GangueAlunite, Chalcedony, Clay, Gypsum, Hematite, Limonite, Opal, Pyrite, Sulfur
Geology
Associated rockRhyolite · Basalt Flows Recent;Rhyolite Flows Quat
StructureHot Springs And Fissures Associated With Them
AlterationHydrothermal, Argillic, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1931-1932, 1935-1936, 1938-1944
Discovery year1929
Identification
Deposit ID10040638
MRDS IDM055490
Alternate namesAtlas, Lynch & Lynch, Walley - Mickey & Wheeler, Nicol, Devil's Kitchen
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.04026, -117.79452
References
BAILEY, E. H., USGS PERSONAL FILES.HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252.ROSS & YATES, 1943, USGS BULL 936-Q, P. 395-416USBM DATA