Description
J. A. And V. D. Thornton
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model177: Hot-spring Hg
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlAlong Faults And Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueChalcedony, Melanterite, Pyrite, Sulfur
Geology
Host rockShale,Conglomerate,Rhyolite · Havallah Formation;China Mountain (Koipato Group)
Associated rockRhyolite,Basalt
StructureN-Trending Faults, Ne-Trending Fractures
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationLocal Leaching Of Chert Conglomerate And Intense Argillization Of Rhyolite And Shale.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1936, 1939-1943
First production1938
Discovery year1929
Identification
Deposit ID10103770
MRDS IDM055019
Alternate namesMiner's Dream, Friday Claims, NBMG Sample Site 2326
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.33184, -117.53678
References
JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OFPERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89BAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 41HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA; IN USBM 1C 8252GARSIDE, L. J., 11 SEP 84, FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.BAILEY, E. H., RYTUBA, J. J. AND JONES, R.B., 1984, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON MERCURY PROSPECTS IN NEVADANBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-31957 DIREXPL DMEA, SHOWED SOME UNECONOMIC MINERALIZATIO