Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryManganese, Iron, Cadmium, Arsenic, Antimony, Zirconium, Tin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures; Gouge Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Manganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Sphalerite
GangueClay, Goethite, Lepidocrocite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Combined Metals Member Of Pioche Shale
Associated rockShale,Siltstone,Lamprophyre
StructureN18w Fault Zone At 400 Ft From Portal.
AlterationIntense Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10037356
MRDS IDM032039
Alternate namesPart of Comet Coalition Mines, Co, In 1949., NBMG Sample Site 1443
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.69386, -114.5239
References
TSCHANTZ CM & PAMPEYAN EH, 1970, GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV BUR MINES BULL 73BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, AUG 27, 1983.FITCH, D. C., 1964, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COMET DISTRICT, LINCOLN CO., NEVADA; UNIV OF NEW MEXICO MS THESIS, P. 77-78, FIG. 21.USAEC PRELIM RECONN REPT 3653.