Commodities
PrimaryMercury
SecondaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFracture Filling Along Anticlinal Crest
Materials
Ore mineralsCalomel, Cinnabar, Stibnite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Gypsum, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Fanglomerate;Dolomite, Shale, And Limestone
StructureReg.Trends: Northerly, N To Nnw Trending Normal Faults
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1940-1943
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10103769
MRDS IDM055011
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.85435, -117.49151
References
BAILEY, E. H., U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILESBAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41LAWRENCE, 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 61ROSS AND DANE, 1942, THE WILD HORSE QUICKSILVER DISTRICT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 931 - K.USBM UNPUB DATA