Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlBrecciated Bedding Shears; Crush Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Phyllite,Limestone · Pumpernickel Formation;Havallah Formation
StructureReg.Struct: Thrust Fault, Ne Normal Fault 1 - 1/2 Mi To Nw
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1945
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10098454
MRDS IDM055347
Alternate namesConchita Mine, Sonoma Mine, Red Ant
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.34989, -117.45764
References
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 59.BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NEV. U. BULL. VOL. 38 NO. 5; GEOL A MIN SER. NO 41JONES, R. B., 29 APR 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.BAILEY, E. H., RYTUBA, J. J. AND JONES, R. B., 1984, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON MERCURY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA.USBM, 1943, UNPUBLISHED DATA, NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE 137, ITEM 4.