Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model179: Silica-carbonate Hg
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formDISSEMINATED, FRACTURE COATINGS, THIN SEAMS AND VUGS
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Mercury
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10040646
MRDS IDM055500
Alternate namesClover Creek Cinnabar
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.65819, -121.99275
References
LYDON, P.A., AND O'BRIEN, J.C., 1974, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT 6, P. 134.HOLMES, G.W. JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRUCLAR 8252, P. 175-176, 199.BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILESBRADLEY, W.W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 78, P. 168.PABST, ADOLF, 1938, MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 113, P. 60.LYDON AND O'BRIEN; HOLMES