Lat / long: | 37.85771, -118.24955 |
Primary: | Mercury |
Tertiary: | Barium-Barite, Antimony |
Ore: | Cinnabar |
Gangue: | Quartz |
Orebody form: | TABULAR |
Other material: | Barite |
Discovery year: | 1927 |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Small |
Development status: | Past Producer |
Host rock: | Palmetto |
Host type: | Quartzite,Limestone,Chert |
Associated type: | Granite |
Structure: | Ne-Trending Fault And Thrust Fault |
Alteration processes: | Silicification |
MRDS | M242126 |
DEP | 10046899 |
Reference | {Deposit:: ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA CO., NEV; NBMG BULL. 78,}{Deposit:: BAILEY, E.H., AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: UNIV. NEV. BULL. VOL. 38 NO. 5; GEOL & MIN. SER. NO. 41, P. 70.}{Deposit:: TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION OF 15 AUGUST 1982}{Production:: BAILEY, E.H. AND PHOENIX, D.A. (1944), P. 70. USBM UNPUB DATA.} |
Reporter | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) |