Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryBarium-Barite, Antimony
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlBrecciated Zones Along Or Near Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueQuartz
Other materialsBarite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone,Chert · Palmetto
Associated rockGranite
StructureNe-Trending Fault And Thrust Fault
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1927
Identification
Deposit ID10046899
MRDS IDM242126
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.85771, -118.24955
References
ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA CO., NEV; NBMG BULL. 78,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. 70.TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION OF 15 AUGUST 1982BAILEY, E.H. AND PHOENIX, D.A. (1944), P. 70. USBM UNPUB DATA.