California · Trinity County
Occurrence
Munko Prospect
Trinity County, California, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
Primary
Mercury
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
179: Silica-carbonate Hg
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
FRACTURE COATINGS
Ore control
Fault Zone/Contact
Materials
Ore minerals
Cinnabar
Geology
Host rock
Peridotite
Associated rock
Diorite
Structure
Fault Zone
Tectonic setting
Klamath Mountains
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1939
Identification
Deposit ID
10040720
MRDS ID
M055579
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
41.15207, -122.52139
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. 174, 199.