Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTHIN FILMS AND SPECKS IN SHEAR ZONE
Ore controlAlong Footwall
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueJasper, Malachite, Pyrite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
StructureWarner Mountains, Fracture Zone
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1935
Identification
Deposit ID10040647
MRDS IDM055501
Alternate namesSilvertown, Silverton, Cedarville
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.50458, -120.20994
References
BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILESHOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 172, 199.ROSS, C.P., 1941, SOME QUICKSILVER PROSPECTS IN ADJACENT PARTS OF NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, AND OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 931-B, P. 28-29.