Description
George Chrysler (For Quicksilver In 1927)
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryBarium-Barite, Antimony, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formOTHER - TROUGH
Ore control3 Parallel Zones Of Gouge Intersected By A Fault; Quartzite Breccia Cemented With Silica, Cinnabar
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Cinnabar, Limonite, Stibiconite, Stibnite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Marble · Palmetto
Associated rockGranite
StructureNe-Trending Fault
AlterationSilification, Clay
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10047154
MRDS IDM242406
Alternate namesChrysler
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.85521, -118.24288
References
ALBERS, J.P., AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA CO., NEV.; N.B.M.G. BULL. 78BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: UNIV. NEV. BULL. VOL. 38, NO. 5, GEOL & MIN. SER. NO. 41. P. 72-73TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION OF 15 AUGUST 1982.LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, NBMG BULL 61, P. 66.USGS MAP GO-1078, 1973.BAILEY, E.H. AND PHOENIX, D.A. (1944) P. 73.