Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueAragonite, Calcite, Gypsum, Hematite, Opal, Pyrite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Devils River (Santa Elena) Limestone
Associated rockPlutonic Rock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10085607
MRDS IDW701222
Alternate namesGatlin Claims, Scott Mine, Destolin Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates29.40761, -103.43833
References
PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P.CHESTER, J.W., 1965, MERCURY IN TEXAS: USBM IC 8252BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILESROSS, C.P., 1941, THE QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE TERLINGUA REGION, TEXAS: ECON. GEOL. V. 30, P. 115-142.YATES, R.G., AND THOMPSON, G.A., 1959, GEOLOGY AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS, TERLINGUA DISTRICT, TEXAS: USGS PP 312, 114 P.CIMRIUSBM DATA