| Deposit ID | 10044813 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232417 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Warm Springs |
| Alternate or previous names | Lime Cap, Mercury |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.10011, 40.51573 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lander(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Galena Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Reese(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lander |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 027N | 043E | 26 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Model code | 177 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27a |
| Deposit model name | Hot-spring Hg |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Basin Assemblage - Shale, chert, quartzite, greenstone, and limestone |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposit Surrounded By Hot Spring Sinter Material |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1935 |
| Year of first production | 1939 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232417 |
STAGER, H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO. NEV, N.B.M. BULL 88
USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 40, REFERENCE NO. 3201500204
MCKEE E.H. & STEWART J. (1968) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CEDARS QUAD, USGS OPEN-FILE MAP
STAGER, H.K., 1977.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NARROW VEIN, N85E, 85S ALONG A FAULT IN ALTERED RHYOLITE TUFF. |
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN A SMALL ISOLATED HILL LESS THAN 1 MILE WEST OF HIGHWAY 8A. IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE 1930'S WITH PERIODS OF PRODUCTION FROM 1939 TO 1941, AND 1955 TO 1956. TOTAL PRODUCTION WAS LESS THAN 20 FLASKS. WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHALLOW SHAFT, AND SEVERAL PITS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1930'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Kirkham, Richard A. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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