Nevada · Mineral County
Occurrence

Fletcher Prospect

Mineral County, Nevada, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockShale · Excelsior Formation
StructureCinnabar Canyon And Los Steers Thrust Faults
Tectonic settingBasin & Range
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10045333
MRDS IDM233038
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.35576, -117.94177
References
ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 58PHOENIX, P.A., AND CATHCART, J.B., 1952, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN THE SOUTHERN PILOT MOUNTAINS, MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 973.D.HOLMES, G. W. JR., 1965, USBM IC 8252