Nevada · Lander County
Past Producer
Warm Springs
Lander County, Nevada, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
Primary
Mercury
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Model
177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
TABULAR
Ore control
Faulted Zone In Miocene Ash-Flow Tuff
Materials
Ore minerals
Cinnabar
Gangue
Barite, Chalcedony, Jarosite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rock
Rhyolite
Structure
Deposit Surrounded By Hot Spring Sinter Material
Alteration
Country Rock Oxidized And Argillezed
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1939
Discovery year
1935
Identification
Deposit ID
10044813
MRDS ID
M232417
Alternate names
Mercury, Lime Cap
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
40.51573, -117.10011
References
STAGER, H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO. NEV, N.B.M. BULL 88USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 40, REFERENCE NO. 3201500204MCKEE E.H. & STEWART J. (1968) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CEDARS QUAD, USGS OPEN-FILE MAPSTAGER, H.K., 1977.