Nevada · Nye County
Occurrence
Willow Spring
Nye County, Nevada, United States
Silver
Copper
Mercury
Molybdenum
Lead
Zinc
Nickel
Cobalt
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Commodities
Primary
Silver, Copper
Secondary
Mercury, Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc
Tertiary
Nickel, Cobalt
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
U
Orebody form
TRIANGULAR IN PLAN VIEW
Materials
Ore minerals
Cinnabar, Galena, Molybdenite, Niccolite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rock
Greenstone
Associated rock
Serpentinite
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10037023
MRDS ID
M030039
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
38.47493, -117.16759
References
ERVINE; 1973 ; MINERAL ZONING OF SPANISH BELT DISTRICT; DISS. ABS. INT., VOL. 34 , NO. 3KLEINHAMPL,F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY: NBMG BULL. (IN PRESS)