Mine detail: Marathon Dome Prospect

Previously called 'Maravillas ProspectJohn Bennett Claims'

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Location

Lat / long:

29.65883, -103.1024

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury
Ore:	Cinnabar
Gangue:	Clay, Quartz
Discovery year:	1945

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Solution-Cavity Filling
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Santa Elena
Host type:	Limestone
Structure:	Nw-Trending Fractures

References

MRDS	M054796
DEP	10040129
Reference	{Deposit:: CHESTER, J. W., 1965, MERCURY IN TEXAS: USBM IC 825}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Peterson, Jocelyn A., Long, Keith R.