Commodities
PrimaryAluminum, Potassium, Sulfur
SecondarySilver, Mercury
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsAlunite, Cinnabar, Silver, Sulfur
GangueGypsum
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
AlterationSilicification And Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1917
Discovery year1917
Identification
Deposit ID10009272
MRDS IDD002144
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.88044, -118.66766
References
SRC.REF: THOENEN, J. R., 1941 , USBM REPT. INV. 3561 , P. 17CLARK, I. C., 1918 , RECENTLY RECOGNIZED ALUNITE DEPOSITS AT SULPHUR, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: ENG. MINING JOUR., V. 106 , NO. 4 , P. 159 - 162 .GARDNER, L. S., 1944 , UNPUB. REPT. IN USGS FILETHOENEN, J. R., 1941 , ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: USBM REPT. INV. 3561 , P. 17 - 18 .VANDERBURG, W. O., 1938 , RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: USBM INF. CIRC. 6995 , P. 44 - 47 .5) WILLDEN, R., 1964 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59 , P. 111 .1918 RECON I. C. CLARK: PUB. REPT.1937 RECON USBM: I. C. 69951940 RECON USBM: R. I. 35611943 GEOLMAP L. S. GARDNER: UNPUB. REPT.1974 RECON R. B. HALL: PROF. PAPER 1076-AVANDERBURG, W. O., 1938 , USBM I. C. 6995 ; GARDNER, L. S., 1944 , UNPUB. REPT.