Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlBedding Shears And Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueBarite, Calcite, Malachite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockConglomerate · Dunlap Formation
StructureCinnabar Canyon And Lost Steers Thrust Faults
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1929
Identification
Deposit ID10045335
MRDS IDM233041
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.37021, -117.99122
References
ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 58.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.