Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryIron, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFaults, Brecciation, Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Andesite
Associated rockTuff
StructureVolcanics Strike North, Dip Gently East, Nw-Trending Faults, Shear Zone
AlterationKaolinization, Silicification, Opalization, Hydrothermal
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10040735
MRDS IDM055598
Alternate namesMary Lee, Margaret Dee Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.79375, -119.62465
References
BONHAM, H. F., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 70.ROSS, C. P., 1941, SOME QUICKSILVER PROSPECTS IN ADJACENT PARTS OF NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, AND OREGON: USGS BULL. 931-B.STAFF, 1965, MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE U. S.: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P 269.OVERTON, 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS, ORMSBY, AND WASHOE COUNTIES: NBMG BULL. 46.CATHRALL, J.B., ET AL, 1978, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CHARLES SHELDON WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, HUMBOLDT AND WASHOE COUNTIES, NEVADA: USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 78-1002.