Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model178: Almaden Hg
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlE Striking, 40 N Fractures And Nnw Striking, E Dipping Fractures.
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Mercury
GangueBarite, Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Gran Farrallon Sandstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10065620
MRDS IDTC40978
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-12.88589, -75.2747
References
YATES, R.G., KENT, D.F., AND CONCHA, J.F., 1951, GEOLOGY OF THE HUANCAVELICA QUICKSILVER DISTRICT, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 975-A, P. 1-43CIMRIYATES AND OTHERS (1951).