Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryArsenic, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model155: Volcanogenic U
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR TO POD-SHAPED
Ore controlFault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Uraninite, Uranophane
GangueMarcasite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Ely Springs Dolomite;Ely Springs Dolomite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureFault Zone
AlterationPyrite Alters To Carphosiderite , Silicification, Oxidation , Silicification, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10008830
MRDS IDD001270
Alternate namesBluebird, Ella, Minnie, and Lucky Dog Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.45523, -114.33362
References
TSCHANTZ CM & PAMPEYAN EH, 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV BUR MINES BULL 73GARSIDE, L. J., 1973, NBMG BULL 81, P. 68-69.SHARP, B. J. AND MYERSON B. L., 1956, US AEC REPORT RME-2048USGS PP 455 A-FCOX, JOHN W., 1981, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE ATLANTA DISTRICT, LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA: M. S. THESIS, UNIV OF NEVADA, RENO.