Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model179: Silica-carbonate Hg
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR LENSES
Ore controlAltered Zone
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockPeridotite
StructureSteep Faults, Serpentine-Diorite Contact
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1902
Identification
Deposit ID10040730
MRDS IDM055591
Alternate namesIntegral Quicksilver, Integral Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.14624, -122.53694
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. 174, 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.USBM DATA