Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model179: Silica-carbonate Hg
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR POCKETS
Ore controlShear Zone
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1918
Identification
Deposit ID10040681
MRDS IDM055539
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.97567, -123.24306
References
HOLMES, G.W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 175, 199.O'BRIEN, J.C., 1965, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TRINITY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT 4, P. 121.