Description
Ed Christierson And George Howe (Tungsten)
Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondaryCopper, Zinc, Gold
TertiaryMolybdenum, Arsenic, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL, TABULAR
Ore controlArgillite Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Sphalerite
GangueActinolite, Calcite, Diopside, Feldspar, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Winnemucca;Winnemucca;Winnemucca
Associated rockDiabase
StructureDikes And Faults, Faults, Basic Dikes
AlterationArgillite To Hornfels
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1943
Last production1955
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10008790
MRDS IDD001179
Alternate namesNBMG Sample Site 2344., Rose Creek Tungsten Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.85211, -117.85791
References
GARSIDE (1984)JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89, P. 81-83.ROBERTS, R.J., 1944, THE ROSE CREEK TUNGSTEN MINE, PERSHING COUNTY NEVADA: USGS BULL. 940-A, P. 3.KERR, 1946, TUNGSTEN MINERALIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES; GSA MEMOIR 15WARNER, L.A., HOLSER, W.T., WILMANTH, V.R., AND CAMERON, E.N., 1959, OCCURRENCE OF NONPEGMITE BERYLLIUM IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 318, P. 80.LEMMON, D. M., 1944: NBMG UNPUBLISHED DATA.LEMMON, D. M. AND TWETO, O. L., 1962, TUNGST IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS MAP MR-25.STAGER, H.K., AND TINGLEY, J.V., 1988, TUSTEN DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 105, P. 163.GARSIDE, L.J., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS: NBMG UNPUBLISHED (TINGLEY) FILES.STAFF, 1985, A MINERAL INVENTORY OF THE PARADISE-DENIO AND SONOMA-GERLACH RESOURCE AREAS, WINNEMUCCA DISTRICT, NEVADA: NBMG OPEN FILE REPORT 85-3.LEMMON (1944); JOHNSON (1977); STAGER AND TINGLEY (1988)