Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlCrush Zone Of Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueGypsum, Sulfur
Geology
Host rockTuff · Intermediate Volcanic Rock
StructureFault
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10045317
MRDS IDM233019
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.09354, -118.46623
References
BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NEVADA UNIV. BULL., V.38. NO.5, GEOLOGY AND MINING SER. NO.41.ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 58ROSS, D.C., 1961, TABLE 6.2