Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryCopper, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockLatite
Associated rockLatite
StructureFaults, Shearing-Both Pre-Ore And Post-Ore. A Flat Nw Fault Displaces Vein Below Glory Hole.
AlterationSilicification, Pyritization, Chloritization, Bleaching.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10037373
MRDS IDM032073
Alternate namesSnowflake Quarry, NBMG Sample Site 1720
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.9008, -114.05749
References
TSCHANTZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV. BUR. OF MINES, BULL 73BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, SEPT 17, 1983.PERRY, L. I. , UTAH GEOLOGY, VOL. 3, NO. 1, P. 23, 37-41.USGS, 1920, PP 111, P. 563-568.