Nevada · Pershing County
Occurrence

Three Prospects

Pershing County, Nevada, United States
Tungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlGrantitic Contact With Sedimentary Rocks; Bedding Planes, In Part.
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockMonzonite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10008810
MRDS IDD001220
Alternate namesThe Lava Beds Prospect, Unnamed Tungsten Deposits
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.53683, -119.00406
References
HESS, F. L. AND LARSON, E. S., 1921, CONTACT-METAMORPHIC TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULL 725-D, P. 292-294.STAGER, H. K. AND TINGLEY, J. V., 1988, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITIN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 105, P. 193JOHNSON, M. G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 89, P. 92.LEMMON, D. M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.LEMMON, D. M. AND TWETO, O. L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U. S., USGS MAP MR-25.