Description
J.C. Oh And J. Towner
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR, PODS
Ore controlFractures, Fault, Bedding Shears
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockChert · Excelsior Formation
StructureCinnabar Canyon And Lost Steers Thrust Faults
Tectonic settingBasin & Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1943
Discovery year1929
Identification
Deposit ID10104013
MRDS IDM233035
Alternate namesTowner and Ott, Harris
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.36826, -117.934
References
ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 58BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NEVADA UNIV. BULL., V. 38, NO. 5, GEOLOGY AND MINING SET. NO 41.PHOENIX, D.A., AND CATHCART, J.B., 1952, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN THE SOUTHERN PILOT MOUNTAINS, MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 973-D, P 167.ROSS, D.C., 1961, TABLE 6.4., PHOENIX, D.A., AND CATHCART, J.B., 1952, P. 146.