Description
Morris Brothers
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault Zone-Brecciation Along It, Trends Ne
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Rhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
Tectonic settingBasin & Range
AlterationSilicification Along Fault Zone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1917
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10046908
MRDS IDM242134
Alternate namesMt. Montgomery, Red Rose, Starlight Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.93382, -118.30677
References
BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; UNIV. NEV. BULL. VOL. 38, NO. 5; GEOL. & MIN. SER. NO. 41ALBERS, J.P., AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA CO; N.B.M.G. BULL. 78.LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; NEVADA NEWSLETTER, PUBLISHING CO.MILS, 1979, USBMTINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION OF 13 AUGUST 1982ROSS, D.C. 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NV, NBMG BULL 58BAILEY & PHOENIX, 1944, P. 74.