Description
C.A. Herrold, E.H. Nelson, P. Reuse
Commodities
PrimaryMercury, Gold
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore control"Breccia-Vein"
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Stibnite
GangueChalcedony, Jarosite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Gilbert Andesite
Associated rockAndesite · Gilbert Andesite
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1928
Identification
Deposit ID10046652
MRDS IDM241845
Alternate namesHoward Ground, Castle Rock Prospect.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.08549, -117.74676
References
BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER PEPOSITS IN NEVADA: UMV. NEV. BULL. VOL. 38, NO. 5, GEOL & MIN. SER. NO 41, P.75.ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA CO, NEV: N.B.M.G. BULL. 78, P. 67, PL. 2.SILBERMAN, M.L. AND MCKEE, E.H., 1974, IN NBMG REPORT 19, P. 71.LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, NBMG BULL. 61, P. 64-65SMITH/BENTZ, FIELD EXIMATIONS 23 SEPTEMBER 1982