Nevada · Esmeralda County
Occurrence

Buckskin Mine

Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR, PIPE
Ore controlShear Zone; Intersection Of Structures
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueHematite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureA N 75 E Shear Zone Cuts Main N 30 E Zone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10046906
MRDS IDM242133
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.93465, -118.29011
References
ALBERS, J.P., AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA CO., NEV: NBMG. BULL. 78TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION OF 14 AUGUST 1982