Commodities
PrimarySulfur
TertiaryKaolin, Mercury
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Ore controlSheeting In Rhyolite
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueGypsum
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
AlterationHydrothermally Altered Rhyolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1868
Identification
Deposit ID10046821
MRDS IDM242034
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.90772, -117.66649
References
ALBERS, J.P., AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA CO., N.V.; N.B.M.G. BULL. 78.SPURR, J.E., 1906, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER PEAK QUADRANGLE, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 55, P. 157-158.LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUB. CO.SMITH, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, MAY 15, 1983.