Description
Mikerell And Somerville
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlNe-Trending Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueClay
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Tuff,Rhyolite
StructureFault
AlterationClay, Silicification.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1934
Identification
Deposit ID10098673
MRDS IDM242137
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.89993, -118.28038
References
ALBERS, J.P., AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL 78.BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, P.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: UNIV. NEV, BULL, VOL, 38; NO. 5; GEOL & MIN SER NO 41, P. 73-4USGS, 1973, GO-1013ALBERS & STEWART, 1972. P. 67; BAILEY & PHOENIX, 1944, P.73.