Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model155: Volcanogenic U
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlBreccia Zone Along Ring Fracture
Materials
GangueIlmenite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile
Geology
Host rockTuff,Rhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureSw Fracture Zone Of Mcdermitt Caldera Collapse Structure, N-Trending Normal Faults, Parallel.
AlterationSilicification, Argillization, K-Spar
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10037004
MRDS IDM029069
Alternate namesChevron Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.80821, -118.16488
References
WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 59.RYTUBA, J.J., 1976, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MCDERMITT CALDERA, NEV-ORE; U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE REPORT 76-535GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 81CASTOR, S. B., 1980, FIELD EXAMINATION OF URANIUM OCCURRENCE REPORT.TAYLOR, A. O. AND POWERS, J. F., 1955, URANIUM OCCURRENCES AT THE MOONLIGHT MINE AND GRANITE POINT CLAIMS, HUMBOLD-T COUNTY, NEVADA, USAEC.RYTUBA, J. J., AND CONRAD, W. K., USGS OFR 79-541.