Nevada · Nye County
Occurrence
Calico Shaft
Nye County, Nevada, United States
Molybdenum
Lead
Silver
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Commodities
Primary
Molybdenum, Lead, Silver
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
COATS FRACTURES
Ore control
The Ore Body Lies Against The Andesite.
Materials
Ore minerals
Molybdenite
Gangue
Pyrite
Geology
Host rock
Diorite,Hornfels,Rhyolite
Associated rock
Diorite
Structure
Calico Fault (Ne, 60 Nw) With Volcanics On The Hanging Wall.
Alteration
Pyritization, Argillization Of Rhyolite
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1920
Identification
Deposit ID
10037026
MRDS ID
M030043
Region
NA
Data score
D
Coordinates
39.04548, -117.96845
References
KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS