Description
J.P. Sweeney And Frank Mcmillan
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault Striking N 60 W Dipping 30 S; Brecciated Zone Along Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Tuff · Eldorado Limestone, Deep Springs
AlterationSilicification Of Tuffs And Lake Beds, Forming A Rib Of Opalite, Hydrothermal
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1928
Identification
Deposit ID10046824
MRDS IDM242039
Alternate namesMr Claims, NBMG Sample Site 1375, Sweeny Mine?
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.67105, -117.40509
References
BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: UNIV. NEV. BULL. VOL. 38, NO. 5; GEOL. & MIN. SER. NO. 41, P. 76-77NBMG BULL 78, P. 58, 70.SMITH, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 12 MAY, 83.HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, USBM IC 8252.BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES