| Location: | Pershing County, Nevada, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 40.3399, -117.87179 |
| dep_id: | 10040470 |
| mrds_id: | M055272 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Mercury |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Cinnabar |
| gangue: | Pyrite |
| orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR |
| work_type: | Underground |
| model: | 177: Hot-spring Hg |
| alteration: | Local Silicification, Bleaching, Argillization Along Joints. |
| ore_ctrl: | Steep Fractures Striking N30e And Bedding Planes |
| Reporter: | Bergquist, Joel R., La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.), Royse, Sue E., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) |
| hrock_unit: | Koipato Group |
| hrock_type: | Sandstone,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Structure: | Fault, Fracture Sets (Ne) |
| Year first produced: | 1940 |
| disc_yr: | 1938 |
| prod_yrs: | 1940-1942 |
| References: |
- Deposit:: BAILEY AND PHOENIX, 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA.; NBMG BULL. 41
- Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
- Deposit:: HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN NEVADA; IN USBM 1C 8252
- Deposit:: GARSIDE, L. J., 1985, FIELD EXAMINATION OF DISTRICT.
- Deposit:: NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
- Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., RYTUBA, J. J. AND JONES, R.3., 1984, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON HG PROPERTIES OF NEVADA.
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