Nevada · Pershing County
Occurrence

Storm Prospect

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
Mercury
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Description

Tim Smith, Ren Amat, Bob Beko

Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10047475
MRDS IDM242831
Alternate namesWagon Wheel Claims, Storm Property, Storm Location
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.08434, -117.87707
References
BAILEY, E. H., RYTUBA, J. J., JONES, R. B., 1984, UNPUB DATA ON MERCURY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.JOHNSON, M. G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89.BAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA, IN USBM IC 8252