| Deposit ID | 10085607 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701222 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 480430019 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fernandes Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Destolin Mine, Scott Mine, Gatlin Claims |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.43833, 29.40761 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | 12 MI (19 KM) ENE OF STUDY BUTTE. A series of several mine workings shown on the SW flank of the Christmas Mountains on the topo. Coordinates are for the SE-most of the line of mines on the mountain front. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Brewster(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Christmas Mountains(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chisos Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Emory Peak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Terlingua(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Brewster |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Aragonite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Opal | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Devils River (Santa Elena) Limestone |
| Rock description | Devils River (Santa Elena) Limestone |
| Main Entrance (1) | -103.43833, 29.40761 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Christmas Mountains District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. F. Fernandez |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701222 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 480430019 | =10154127, merged and deleted. |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054797 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002779 |
PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P.
CHESTER, J.W., 1965, MERCURY IN TEXAS: USBM IC 8252
BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
YATES, R.G., AND THOMPSON, G.A., 1959, GEOLOGY AND QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS, TERLINGUA DISTRICT, TEXAS: USGS PP 312, 114 P.
CIMRI
USBM DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CINNABAR FILLS FRACTURES IN LIMESTONE |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD INCORPORATES INFORMATION FROM DUPLICATE RECORDS D002779 BY WILLIAM J. HASLER (77 06) AND M054797 BY JOCELYN A. PETERSON (76 09). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1990-03-01 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 1993-03-01 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 2012-11-06 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate record 10154127. Destolin. |
| Reporter | 1983-11-18 | Garner | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0480430019 = 10154127. |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.