Commodities
PrimaryMercury
SecondarySulfur
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlFractures; Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueChalcedony, Gypsum, Iron
Other materialsSulfur
Geology
Host rockArgillite,Rhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureShear Zones
AlterationStrong
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10046903
MRDS IDM242130
Alternate namesFl Claims, Lake Mercury Placer, L.A. Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.86133, -118.04955
References
ALBERS, J.P., AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEV; N.B.M.G. BULL 78.BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICK SILVER IN NEVADA; UNIV. NEV. BULL. 38 NO. 5; GEOL & MIN. SER. NO. 41, P 77.TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION OF 15 AUGUST 1982.