Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlEasterly-Trending Dikes
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Harmony Formation
Associated rockQuartz Latite
StructureSonoma Thrust, Prospect In Lower Plate, Upper Plate Harmony Formation
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1941
Discovery year1929
Identification
Deposit ID10043969
MRDS IDM231281
Alternate namesO'Leary Quicksilver
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.93628, -117.65958
References
BAILEY, EDGAR H., AND D. A. PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 41BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES.GILLULY, 1967, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WINNEMUCCA QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND PERSHING COUNTIES, NEVADA, USGS MAP GQ 656.SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY...NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWESTERN UTAH-SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1955-1961: VOL. 1, SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO, 94105.BAILEY, E. H., AND PHOENIX, D. A., 1944